Table 1.

Characteristics of Newborns Screened for Cytomegalovirus After Failed Newborn Hearing Screening Test (N = 171)

Characteristic	N	%
Male sex	96	56.1
Racea
White	68	39.8
Other	53	31.0
Black	37	21.6
Unknown	10	5.8
Asian	3	1.8
Ethnicitya
Non-Hispanic	116	67.8
Hispanic	46	26.9
Unknown	9	5.3
Mother’s age <35 years	132	77.2
Vaginal delivery	143	83.6
Term gestationb	159	93.5
Birth weight percentilec
<10th	22	12.9
10th–90th	128	74.9
>90th	21	12.3
Head circumference percentilec
<10th	40	23.4
10th–90th	112	65.5
>90th	19	11.1
Newborn hearing screening test result
Unilateral fail	94	55.0
Bilateral fail	77	45.0
Sample collected for CMV test
Saliva and urine	95	55.6
Saliva only	74	43.3
Urine only	2	1.2
Audiology evaluation completed	149	87.1
Results of audiology evaluation
No hearing loss	127	85.2
Unilateral hearing loss	12	8.1
Bilateral hearing loss	10	6.7

Abbreviation: CMV, cytomegalovirus.

^aRace and ethnicity listed are as documented in the electronic medical record.

^bGestational age was calculated from last menstrual period; term gestation was defined as ≥37 weeks.

^cFor birth weight and head circumference percentiles, the World Health Organization growth curves were used if gestational age was ≥37 weeks, and the Fenton growth curves were used if gestational age was <37 weeks.