Table 3.
The demographic characteristics of neonates from Qianjiang and mean concentration of anti-Dtx, anti-Ttx and anti-Ptx IgG
| Group | N | Mean (95%CI) (IU/ml) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Dtx | Anti-Ttx | Anti-Ptx | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 107 | 0.03 (0.02–0.05) | 0.04(0.02–0.07) | 9.25(5.05–13.46) |
| Male | 131 | 0.05 (0.02–0.08) | 0.08(0.01–0.16) | 6.52 (5.23–7.82) |
| P | 0.4938 | 0.3906 | 0.1841 | |
| Birth | ||||
| Term infant | 225 | 0.04 (0.02–0.06) | 0.07 (0.02–0.11) | 7.83 (5.71–9.95) |
| Premature infant | 13 | 0.03 (0.01–0.05) | 0.05 (0.01–0.09) | 6.32 (2.52–10.11) |
| P | 0.7483 | 0.8564 | 0.7365 | |
| Delivery mode | ||||
| Spontaneous labor | 153 | 0.04 (0.02–0.07) | 0.07 (0.01–0.13) | 7.34 (5.65–9.03) |
| Cesarean delivery | 85 | 0.04 (0.02–0.06) | 0.07 (0.03–0.10) | 8.48 (3.68–13.29) |
| P | 0.8817 | 0.9860 | 0.5937 | |
| Total | 238 | 0.04 (0.02–0.06) | 0.07 (0.02–0.11) | 7.75 (5.74–9.76) |