Table 2. Comparison of relevant information of infants with different prognoses.
| SGAc (n = 48) | AGAc(n = 453) | LGAc (n = 113) | P1d | P2d | P3d | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational age (w) | 39.3 ± 1.2 | 39.2 ± 1.4 | 39.3 ± 1.2 | 0.609 | 0.834 | 0.580 | |
| Birth weight (g) | 2498.5 ± 240.2 | 3220 ± 265 | 3974 ± 274.9 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Weight loss rate b(%) | -3.6 ± 6.2 | -5.5 ± 4.8 | -7.2 ± 4.7 | 0.043 | 0.001 | 0.001 | |
| TSBpre-ECT (μmol/L) | 410.5 ± 120.2 | 456.6 ± 117.6 | 468.0 ± 115.4 | 0.013 | 0.006 | 0.508 | |
| ABE | no | 15 (31.3%) | 185 (40.8%) | 46 (40.7%) | 0.108 | ||
| mild | 13 (27.1%) | 157 (34.7%) | 44 (38.9%) | ||||
| moderate | 10 (20.8%) | 64 (14.1%) | 14 (12.4%) | ||||
| severe | 10 (20.8%) | 47 (10.4%) | 10 (8.8%) | ||||
| Unfavorable outcomea | 2 (4.2%) | 34 (7.5%) | 7 (6.2%) | 0.643 | |||
aUnfavorable outcome: withdraw the treatment or die.
bBody weight loss rate = (body weight on admission–birth weight) / birth weight*100%.
cSGA: small for gestational age; AGA: appropriate for gestational age; LGA: large for gestational age.
dP1: SGA versus AGA; P2: SGA versus LGA; P3: AGA versus LGA.