Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of children discharged from the neonatal unit
| Overall | Alive and assessed | Lost to follow-up | Died between discharge and follow-up | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of children, N (%) | 158 (100) | 86 (54.4) | 63 (39.9) | 9 (5.7) | |
| Male gender, n (%) | 73 (46.2) | 42 (48.8) | 29 (46.0) | 2 (22.2) | 0.320 |
| Birth weight in grams, median (IQR) | 1650 (1450–1850) | 1650 (1500–1850) | 1700 (1420–1900) | 1500 (1300–1600) | 0.124 |
| Birth weight Status (n = 155), n (%) | 0.106 | ||||
| Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) | 3 (1.9) | 0 | 3 (4.8) | 0 | |
| Very low birth weight (VLBW) | 37 (23.9) | 17 (20.5) | 16 (25.4) | 4 (44.4) | |
| Low birth weight (LBW) | 115 (74.2) | 66 (79.5) | 44 (69.8) | 5 (55.6) | |
| Gestational age (n = 94), median (IQR) | 33 (32–35) | 33 (32–35) | 33 (31–34) | 31 (30–33) | 0.060 |
| Prematurity Category (n = 94), n (%) | 0.025 | ||||
| Very preterm (<32 weeks) | 23 (24.5) | 7 (12.7) | 13 (39.4) | 3 (50.0) | |
| Moderate/late preterm (32 to <37 weeks) | 61 (64.9) | 41 (74.6) | 17 (51.5) | 3 (50.0) | |
| Term (> = 37 weeks) | 10 (10.6) | 7 (12.7) | 3 (9.1) | 0 | |
| Size at Birth (n = 93), n (%) | 1.128 | ||||
| Small for gestational age | 47 (50.5) | 32 (59.3) | 13 (39.4) | 2 (33.3) | |
| Average for gestational age | 46 (49.5) | 22 (40.7) | 20 (60.6) | 4 (66.7) | |
| Overall risk category (n = 93), n (%) | 0.391 | ||||
| Term and small for gestational age | 9 (9.7) | 7 (13.0) | 2 (6.1) | 0 | |
| Preterm and small for gestational age | 38 (40.9) | 25 (46.3) | 11 (33.3) | 2 (33.3) | |
| Preterm and not small for gestational age | 46 (49.6) | 22 (40.7) | 20 (60.6) | 4 (66.7) | |
| Age at admission, n (%) | 0.452 | ||||
| 0 days, n (%) | 121 (78.1) | 66 (78.6) | 48 (77.4) | 7 (77.8) | |
| 1 day, n (%) | 18 (11.6) | 12 (14.3) | 5 (8.1) | 1 (11.1) | |
| > 1 day, n (%) | 16 (10.3) | 6 (7.1) | 9 (14.5) | 1 (11.1) | |
| Days spent in neonatal unit, median (IQR) | 12 (5–21) | 12 (5–19) | 13 (4–21) | 23 (11–29) | 0.154 |