Table 7.

Association Between Platelet Count Abnormalities of <150 000 cell/mm³ or >450 000 cell/mm³ with EONS, PNA, and RDS in Preterm infants.

Diagnosis	>Categories	>N	Percent			Normal versus Low			Normal versus High
			Normal	Low	High	OR	95% CI	P-value	OR	95% CI	P-value
>RDS	Yes	1293	49.50	49.50	1.01	1.313	[1.138, 0.516]	.000	0.914	[0.459, 1.817]	.798
	No	1846	56.07	42.69	1.25
>EONS	Yes	1240	50.48	48.55	0.97	1.221	[1.057, 1.411]	.007	0.838	[0.416, 1.687]	.62
	No	1899	55.24	43.5	1.26
>PNA	Yes	178	47.19	50.56	2.25	1.274	[0.938, 1.730]	.121	2.368	[0.818, 6.849]	.112
	No	2961	53.73	45.19	1.08

Abbreviations: EONS = early onset newborn sepsis; PNA = perinatal asphyxia; RDS = respiratory distress syndrome.