Table 1.
Neonatal Demographics of the Age 23 Sample (N=180)
| Neonatal Variables | Full-Term (n=45) | Healthy Preterm (n=24) | Sick Preterm (n=111) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |||||
| Birth Weight, g | a3386 | (406) | b1470 | (218) | c1207 | (327) | .001 |
| Gestational Age, wk | a39.8 | (0.86) | b31.0 | (1.7) | c29.7 | (2.7) | .001 |
| Hobel Neonatal Risk1 | c1.4 | (3.4) | b57.6 | (22.7) | a93.6 | (29.9) | .001 |
| Length of Stay, total days | c3.0 | (0.40) | b33.0 | (9.9) | a58.9 | (33.5) | .001 |
| Oxygen, total hours | b0 | (0.0) | b13.7 | (18.5) | a553.9 | (904.9) | .001 |
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Female | 26 | (57.8) | 14 | (58.3) | 56 | (50.5) | .62 |
| BPD | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | a27 | (24.3) | .001 |
| Necrotizing Enterocolitis | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | a13 | (11.7) | .013 |
| Sepsis | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | a17 | (15.3) | .003 |
| IVH III/IV | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 12 | (10.8) | .09 |
| Meningitis | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 4 | (3.6) | .28 |
| Shunted Hydrocephalus | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 6 | (5.4) | .15 |
BPD, bronchopulmonary dysplasia; IVH, intraventricular hemorrhage.
Letters in the body of the table indicate significant differences between neonatal groups, a>b>c.