Demographic factors |
Private insurance (#, %, vs Medicaid) |
49 (76.6%) |
62 (80.1%) |
Racial/ethnic minority |
31 (48.4%) |
37 (48.1%) |
White |
37 (57.8%) |
45 (58.4%) |
Black |
18 (28.1%) |
22 (28.6%) |
Asian |
6 (9.4%) |
7 (9.1%) |
Hispanic |
5 (7.8%) |
5 (6.5%) |
Male infant gender |
31 (48.4%) |
37 (48.1%) |
Maternal/antenatal
factors |
Maternal parity at index pregnancy |
2 (1, 3) |
2 (1, 3) |
Maternal Age at delivery, years |
33.1 ± 7.3 |
33.2 ± 6.6 |
Multiple gestation |
38 (59.4%) |
43 (55.8%) |
Antenatal steroids |
63 (98.4%) |
76 (98.7%) |
Antenatal magnesium sulfate |
62 (96.9%) |
73 (94.8%) |
PPROM |
24 (37.5%) |
28 (36.4%) |
IUGR |
10 (15.6%) |
15 (19.5%) |
Pre-eclampsia |
12 (18.8%) |
17 (22.1%) |
Assisted reproductive technology |
28 (43.8%) |
31 (40.3%) |
Cesarean delivery |
57 (89.0%) |
68 (88.3%) |
Birth Characteristics |
Gestational age at birth (weeks) |
28.3 ± 2.2 |
28.4 ± 2.3 |
Birth weight (g) |
1080 ±270 |
1088±277 |
Small for gestational age |
4 (6.3%) |
6 (7.8%) |
1 min Apgar |
8 (5, 9) |
8 (6, 9) |
5 min Apgar |
9 (8, 9) |
9 (8, 9) |
Clinical Risk Index for Babies II Score |
8 (6, 11) |
8 (6, 11) |
Morbidities of
prematurity |
Hypotension requiring pressors |
21 (32.8%) |
23 (29.9%) |
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia |
25 (39.1%) |
27 (35.1%) |
Necrotizing enterocolitis |
1 (1.6%) |
2 (2.6%) |
Culture proven sepsis |
11 (17.2%) |
14 (18.2%) |
Retinopathy of prematurity stage
2–4 |
12 (18.8%) |
12 (15.6%) |
Intraventricular hemorrhage grade II-IV |
7 (10.9%) |
7 (9.1%) |
PMA at NNNS assessment (weeks) |
34.6 ± 0.6 |
N/A |
NICU |
Duration of NICU hospitalization (days) |
69 (50, 97) |
62 (48, 93) |
Number of urine specimens per
participant |
2 (1, 3) |
2 (1, 3) |