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. 2020 May 20;20:238. doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-02107-8

Table 1.

Characteristics of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Patients for Derivation and Validation Datasets

No. (%)
Baseline Characteristics Derivation Set (n = 812) Validation Set (n = 246) p
Time, year 2016 2017
Mortality 207 (26%) 124 (50%) 0.41
Maternal Age, year 0.72
  < 20 54 (8%) 19 (8%)
 21–29 452 (65%) 150 (66%)
  ≥ 30 186 (27%) 59 (26%)
Parity 0.30
 1 409 (51%) 132 (54%)
  ≥ 2 400 (49%) 111 (46%)
Admission Age, hour 0.05
  ≤ 1 431 (53%) 113 (46%)
  > 1 381 (47%) 133 (54%)
Sex 0.75
 Male 488 (60%) 145 (59%)
 Female 325 (40%) 101 (41%)
Gestational Age, weeks 0.25
  ≥ 37 weeks 532 (66%) 150 (61%)
 32–36 weeks 193 (24%) 56 (23%)
  < 32 weeks 87 (11%) 40 (16%)
Birthweight, grams 0.03
  ≥ 2500 465 (57%) 127 (52%)
 1500–2499 263 (32%) 77 (31%)
  < 1500 84 (10%) 42 (17%)
Onset of Labor 0.09
 Spontaneous 666 (94%) 205 (91%)
 Induced 40 (6%) 20 (9%)
Duration of labor, mean (SD), hours 11.8 (9.7) 11.9 (10.8) 0.84
Rupture of membranes, mean (SD), hours 9.8 (31.2) 19.2 (77.6) 0.02
Delivery 0.03
 Vaginal 572 (70%) 191 (78%)
 C-Section 240 (30%) 55 (22%)
Antenatal Care 764 (94%) 234 (95%) 0.68
Maternal HIV positive 29 (4%) 10 (4%) 0.77
1st Minute APGAR, mean (SD) 6.5 (1.5) 5.9 (1.8) < 0.001
5th Minute APGAR, mean (SD) 7.7 (1.5) 7.2 (1.7) < 0.001
Suctioned at Delivery 161 (20%) 60 (24%) 0.12
Bag & Mask at Delivery 138 (17%) 65 (26%) < 0.001
Intubated at Delivery 22 (3%) 3 (1%) 0.18
CPAP used on Admission 181 (22%) 83 (34%) < 0.001
Admission Heart Rate < 0.001
  < 100 14 (2%) 20 (8%)
 100–160 714 (88%) 202 (82%)
  > 160 84 (10%) 24 (10%)
Admission Respiratory Rate 0.24
  < 30 28 (3%) 25 (10%)
 30–60 481 (59%) 128 (52%)
  > 60 303 (37%) 93 (38%)
Admission Temperature, Celsius 0.38
  < 36.0 525 (65%) 157 (64%)
 36.0–36.4 90 (11%) 25 (10%)
 36.5–37.5 139 (17%) 40 (16%)
  > 37.5 58 (7%) 24 (10%)
Admission Respiratory Distress 0.0047
 None 396 (49%) 96 (39%)
 Mild 64 (8%) 20 (8%)
 Moderate 233 (29%) 82 (33%)
 Severe 119 (15%) 48 (20%)
Admission Level of Consciousness < 0.001
 Alert 677 (84%) 167 (68%)
 Irritable 21 (3%) 4 (2%)
 Lethargic 91 (11%) 53 (22%)
 Comatose 23 (3%) 22 (9%)
Gestational Size 0.50
 Small for Gestational Age 263 (32%) 85 (35%)
 Appropriate for Gestational Age 502 (62%) 149 (61%)
 Large for Gestational Age 45 (6%) 12 (5%)
Head Size 0.84
 Microcephalic 51 (7%) 16 (7%)
 Normocephalic 447 (61%) 149 (63%)
 Macrocephalic 229 (31%) 72 (30%)

APGAR = Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration, CPAP = Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Comparison of sociodemographic and clinical variables between derivation and validation datasets. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding, and numbers may not add to the total due to missing values