Skip to main content
. 2020 May 20;20:238. doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-02107-8

Table 2.

Univariate Analysis from the Derivation Dataset

Characteristic Cases (%)
(n = 207)
Controls (%)
(n = 605)
OR 95% CI p
Maternal age, years 0.05
  < 20 11% 7% 1.92 1.06–3.48
 21–29 59% 68% 1
  ≥ 30 30% 26% 1.37 0.93–2.01
Parity 0.05
 1 45% 53% 1
  ≥ 2 55% 47% 1.37 1.0–1.89
Admission Age, hours 0.07
  ≤ 1 58% 51% 1
  > 1 42% 49% 0.75 0.54–1.03
Gender 0.79
 Male 61% 60% 1
 Female 39% 40% 0.96 0.69–1.32
Gestational Age, weeks < 0.001
  ≥ 37 42% 74% 1
 32–36 25% 24% 1.86 1.26–2.79
  < 32 34% 3% 21.4 12.0–38.1
Birthweight, grams < 0.001
  ≥ 2500 34% 65% 1
 1500–2499 35% 32% 2.13 1.47–3.08
  < 1500 31% 3% 19.3 10.9–34.2
Onset of Labor 0.11
 Spontaneous 97% 94% 1
 Induced 3% 6% 0.51 0.21–1.23
Delivery 0.07
 Vaginal 75% 69% 1
 C-section 25% 31% 0.72 0.50–1.03
Antenatal Care 92% 95% 0.54 0.29–1.00 0.06
Maternal HIV positive 4% 4% 1.18 0.51–2.71 0.70
Suctioned at Delivery 27% 17% 1.77 1.21–2.56 0.003
Bag & Mask at Delivery 28% 13% 2.46 1.67–3.61 < 0.001
Intubated at Delivery 5% 2% 2.51 1.07–5.90 0.04
CPAP on admission 59% 10% 13.8 9.37–20.34 < 0.001
Admission Heart Rate < 0.001
  < 100 5% 0.005% 12.0 3.31–45.6
 100–160 81% 90% 1
  > 160 14% 9% 1.73 1.07–2.80
Admission Respiratory Rate < 0.001
  < 30 10% 1% 9.06 3.88–21.2
 30–60 50% 62% 1
  > 60 40% 36% 1.37 0.98–1.91
Admission Temperature, Celsius < 0.001
  < 36.0 83% 58% 7.10 3.53–14.29
 36.0–36.4 6% 13% 2.22 0.90–5.51
 36.5–37.5 4% 21% 1
  > 37.5 6% 7% 4.17 1.67–10.42
Admission Respiratory Distress < 0.001
 None 15% 61% 1
 Mild 5% 9% 2.53 1.20–5.35
 Moderate 40% 25% 6.75 4.27–10.7
 Severe 40% 6% 28.1 16.4–48.3
Admission Level of Consciousness < 0.001
 Alert 59% 92% 1
 Irritable 4% 2% 3.38 1.39–8.19
 Lethargic 27% 6% 7.21 4.53–11.5
 Comatose 9% 1% 21.4 7.15–64.0
Gestational Size 0.86
 Small for Gestational Age 32% 33% 1
 Appropriate for Gestational Age 62% 62% 1.01 0.72–1.43
 Large for Gestational Age 6% 5% 1.21 0.61–2.45
Head Size 0.65
 Microcephalic 8% 6% 1
 Normocephalic 59% 62% 0.77 0.41–1.47
 Macrocephalic 33% 31% 0.87 0.45–1.70

OR = odds ratio

Each row represents a separate univariate model. The following variables had more than 15% missing and were excluded from the multivariate analysis: duration of labor, rupture of membranes, 1st minute APGAR, and 5th minute APGAR. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding