Table 2.
Sample description for cytokine production analysis.
| Characteristic | CP cases | Control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (%) | M/F (n) | Total (%) | M/F (n) | |
| Type of CP | ||||
| CP with spastic tetraplegia | 23 (24.2) | 11/12 | – | – |
| CP with spastic deplegia | 35 (36.8) | 21/14 | – | – |
| CP with spastic hemiplegia | 8 (8.4) | 7/1 | ||
| CP without spastic | 29 (30.5) | 17/12 | ||
| Total | 95 (100) | 56/39 | 93 (100) | 78/15 |
| Birth asphyxia | ||||
| No asphyxia | 58 (61.1) | 31/27 | 91 (97.8) | 77/14 |
| Asphyxia | 37 (38.9) | 25/12 | 2 (2.2) | 1/1 |
| Total | 95 (100) | 56/39 | 93 (100) | 78/15 |
| Complication | ||||
| With PVL | 23 (24.2) | 14/9 | – | – |
| Without PVL | 72 (75.8) | 42/30 | – | – |
| With MR | 75 (78.9) | 40/35 | – | – |
| Without MR | 20 (21.1) | 16/4 | – | – |
| With HIE | 7 (7.4) | 5/2 | – | – |
| Without HIE | 88 (92.6) | 51/37 | – | – |
| Maternal factors | ||||
| PROM | 20 (21.1) | 11/9 | 7 (7.5) | 6/1 |
| No PROM | 75 (78.9) | 47/28 | 86 (92.5) | 72/14 |
| TPL | 23 (24.2) | 16/7 | 17 (18.3) | 13/4 |
| No TPL | 72 (75.8) | 40/32 | 76 (81.7) | 65/11 |
| PIH | 9 (9.5) | 5/4 | 6 (6.5) | 5/1 |
| No PIH | 86 (90.5) | 51/35 | 87 (93.5) | 73/14 |
CP, cerebral palsy; M, male; F, female; HIE, hypoxia ischemia encephalopathy; PVL, periventricular leukomalacia; MR, mental retardation; PROM, premature rupture of membrane; TPL, threatened premature labor; PIH, pregnancy-induced hypertension.