Table 3. hUCB parameters according to HIE severity.
| Mild HIE (n=11) | Moderate-to-severe HIE (n=9) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute CD34+ cell count (cells/μL) | 76.56±42.40 | 60.00 (59.10, 94.10) | 186.43±93.25 | 245.10 (114.76, 258.11) | 0.04† |
| CD34+% | 0.32±0.41 | 0.25 (0.16, 0.47) | 1.13±0.85 | 1.14 (0.84, 1.79) | 0.01† |
| TLC (×109) | 12.17±8.47 | 12.80±6.41 | 0.02* | ||
| NRBCs (cells/100 WBCs) | 14.73±6.91 | 37.56±18.24 | 0.001* | ||
Values are mean±SD or median (confidence interval) values.
*t-test, †Mann-Whitney U test, p is significant if ≤0.05.
CD34+: CD34-positive, CD34+%: relative CD34+ cell count, HIE: hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, hUCB: human umbilical cord blood, NRBCs: nucleated red blood cells, TLC: total leukocyte count, WBC: white blood cell.