Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of neonates in the moderate and severe HIE and NAIS groups upon admission (within 12 h of age)
| Moderate HIE (n = 17) |
Severe HIE (n = 11) |
NAIS (n = 4) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Male gender (%) | 10 (59%) | 7 (64%) | 2 (50%) |
| Birthweight (g) | 3330 [2860–3605] | 3000 [2490–3300] | 3115 [2540–3885] |
| Gestational age (week) | 39 [37–40] | 38 [37–40] | 39.5 [38.25–40] |
| No. of C-sections (%) | 10 (59%) | 8 (73%) | 3 (75%) |
| Apgar at 1 min | 3 [0.5–4.5] | 1 [0–3] | 4b [3–5] |
| Apgar at 5 min | 6 [5–7] | 2a, b [0–4] | 5.5b [5, 6] |
| Apgar at 10 min | 7 [5–8] | 4a [1.75–5.25] | 7b [6, 7] |
| Worst pH | 7.03 [6.87–7.12] | 6.86 [6.62–7.06] | 6.94 [6.88–7.00] |
| Worst BD (mmol/L) | 18.05 [16.65–21.28] | 20.4 [19.38–23.5] | 14b [14–17] |
| S100 (μg/L) | 7.5 [2.33–28.85] | 21.8 [3.8–30.0] | 3.6b [1.88–18.35] |
| LDH (U/L) | 2072 [1371–5274] | 3335 [1879–5792] | 1874 [1676–3187] |
Data are presented as median and interquartile range; a = moderate vs severe HIE, p < 0.05; b = severe HIE vs NAIS, p < 0.05