. 2019 Jan 8;108(5):870–876. doi: 10.1111/apa.14630

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the 54 neonates included in the study without (46) and with (8) sepsis

	No sepsis n = 46^*	Sepsis n = 8	p Value
Gestational age	29.6 ± 3.2	28.1 ± 3.1	ns
Male:Female ratio	29:17	4:4	ns
Age at sample collection (days)	1–30	1–20	ns
Number of endotracheal aspirate (ETA) samples	91	21
Surfactant PC (%)^§	71.7 (61.9–81.0)^†	69.8 (57.6–77.4)
Surfactant PC (%)^§	OR 0.964, 95% CI 0.909–1.023^‡		ns
Mono‐/Di‐unsaturated PC (%)^¶	18.1 (14.6–21.8)	19.6 (16.7–25.3)
Mono‐/Di‐unsaturated PC (%)^¶	OR 1.096, 95% CI 1.00–1.203		0.05
Polyunsaturated PC (%)^**	4.8 (2.7–7.1)	2.4 (1.3–3.5)
Polyunsaturated PC (%)^**	OR 0.721, 95% CI 0.565–0.920		<0.01

GA, Gestational age; M:F, Male: female.

Analysis studied: (i) surfactant PC, (ii) mono‐unsaturated and di‐unsaturated PC, (iii) polyunsaturated PC. All 46 neonates with no sepsis versus eight neonates with sepsis.

n, number of neonates.

^†

Median [interquartile range (IQR)].

^‡

Generalised linear model adjusted for repeated sampling with neonates and GA and presented as OR, odds ratio, CI, confidence interval.

^§

Surfactant PC: PC(14:0/16:0); PC(16:0A/16:1); PC(14:0/18:2); PC(16:0/16:1); PC[16:0/16:0 (DPPC)].

^¶

Mono‐unsaturated/di‐unsaturated PC: PC(16:0/18:2); PC(16:0/18:1); PC(18:1/18:2); PC(18:0/18:2).

^**

Polyunsaturated PC: PC(16:0/20:4); PC(16:0/22:6); PC(18:1/20:4); PC(18:0/20:4).