Table 2.
General characteristics of the patients
| Control | Hypothermia | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 6 h | ≧6 h | < 6 h | ≧6 h | ||
| n | 48 | 41 | 35 | 28 | |
| Gestational age | 38.5 ± 1.4 | 40 ± 0.8 | 38.4 ± 1.47 | 38.1 ± 0.9 | 0.16 |
| Birth weight (kg) | 3.44 ± 0.68 | 3.13 ± 0.34 | 3.17 ± 0.42 | 3.27 ± 0.34 | 0.15 |
| Gender (male) | 30 (62%) | 26 (63%) | 20 (57%) | 23 (82%) | 0.19 |
| Cesarean section | 18 (37%) | 15 (36%) | 15 (42%) | 8 (28%) | 0.71 |
| 5-min Apgar grade < 7 | 34 (50%) | 30 (53%) | 16 (46%) | 13 (46%) | 0.35 |
| HIE | |||||
| Mild | 15 (31%) | 17 (41%) | 18 (51%) | 14 (50%) | |
| Moderate | 18 (38%) | 12 (29%) | 11 (31%) | 9 (32%) | 0.49 |
| Severe | 15 (31%) | 12 (29%) | 6 (17%) | 5 (18%) | |
| aEEG marking | 3.6 ± 3.1 | 3.8 ± 3.0 | 4.6 ± 2.5 | 4.5 ± 3.1 | 0.45 |
| NSE value | 25.6 ± 10.9 | 38.1 ± 24.6 | 29.5 ± 27 | 41 ± 25.6 | < 0.01 |
HIE Hypoxia ischemic encephalopathy, aEEG Amplitude integrated electroencephalography, NSE Neuron-specific enolase