Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of preterm infants selected for the study.
| ALL INFANTS |
DEVELOPED BPD
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EXPOSED TO CHORIO
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=35) | NO BPD (n=16) |
ALL BPD (n=19) |
MILD BPD (n=13) |
SEVERE BPD (n=6) |
NO CHORIO (n=17) |
ANY CHORIO (n=18) |
MATERNAL CHORIO (n=9) |
FUNISITIS (n=9) |
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| Gestational age (Weeks ± SEM) | 26.5±0.2 | 26.7±0.2 | 26.2±0.3 | 26.8±0.3 | 25.1±0.4 | 26.6±0.3 | 26.4±0.3 | 26.4±0.5 | 26.32±0.4 |
| Birth Weight (grams ± SEM) | 860±32 | 903±43 | 823±43 | 873±56 | 716±31 | 888±48 | 833±41 | 865±65 | 802±47 |
| Sex (% Male) | 66 | 75 | 58 | 54 | 66 | 59 | 72 | 78 | 67 |
| Race (%Caucasian/African American/Asian) | 63/31/3 | 63/31/6 | 63/37/0 | 85/15/0 | 17/83/0 | 76/24/0 | 50/44/6 | 56/33/11 | 44/56/0 |
| Delivery mode (%Vaginal) | 31 | 50 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 39 | 44 | 33 |
| Use of antenatal steroids (%) | 88 | 81 | 95 | 100 | 83 | 88 | 89 | 100 | 78 |