Table 2. Outcomes among the study population at six months of age.
*Fisher's exact t-test,**Chi-square test
HC: head circumference; DASII, Differential Ability Scales, Second Edition.
| Blood culture n (%) | Total n (%)N = 113 | P | ||
| Positive (n = 47) | Negative (n = 66) | |||
| Weight at six months (percentile) | ||||
| <3rd | 16 (20%) | 17 (21.3%) | 33 (20.6%) | |
| 3rd to 10th | 23 (28.8%) | 26 (32.5%) | 49 (30.6%) | 0.004* |
| 10th to 90th | 8 (10%) | 23 (28.8%) | 31 (19.4%) | |
| Length at six months (percentile) | ||||
| <3rd | 17 (21.3%) | 7 (8.8%) | 24 (15%) | <0.001** |
| 3rd to 10th | 22 (27.5%) | 41 (51.3%) | 63 (39.4%) | |
| 10th to 90th | 8 (10.1%) | 18 (22.5%) | 26 (16.3%) | |
| HC at six months (percentile) | ||||
| <3rd | 10 (12.5%) | 7 (8.8%) | 17 (10.6%) | 0.001** |
| 3rd to 10th | 16 (20%) | 14 (17.5%) | 30 (18.8%) | |
| 10th to 90th | 21 (26.3%) | 45 (56.3%) | 66 (41.3%) | |
| Neurodevelopmental impairment | ||||
| Yes | 11 (23.4%) | 2 (3%) | 13 (11.5%) | 0.001** |
| Comparison of DASII scale | ||||
| Mental age | 4.73 ± 0.79 | 5.14 ± 0.56 | 4.97 ± 0.69 | 0.002** |
| Mental quotient | 78.89 ± 13.13 | 85.61±9.39 | 82.81 ± 11.54 | 0.002** |
| Motor age | 4.48 ± 0.81 | 4.93 ± 0.74 | 4.74 ± 0.80 | 0.002** |
| Motor quotient | 74.56 ± 13.43 | 83.22 ± 10.07 | 79.62±12.3 | <0.001** |
| Developmental age | 4.61 ± 0.77 | 5.07 ± 0.57 | 4.88 ± 0.70 | <0.001** |
| Developmental quotient | 77.41 ± 12.49 | 84.41 ± 9.21 | 81.5 ± 11.20 | 0.001** |