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. 2021 Jan 8;8:606643. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.606643

Table 2.

Mean values and 95% confidence intervals of key hemostasis measures in term infants, preterm infants, children, and adolescents compared to normal adult values based on the Andrew et al. series (4648).

Test GA 1 day 30 days 180 days 1–5 years 6–10 years 11–16 years Adult
PT (s) Term 13.0 (12.6–13.4) 11.8 (11.5–12.1) 12.3 (12.1–12.5) 12.4 (10.8–13.9)+
Preterm 13 (10.6–16.2) 11.8 (10–13.6) 12.5 (10–15)
11 (10.6–11.4) 11.1 (10.1–12.1) 11.2 (10.2–12) 12 (11–14)++
aPTT (s) Term 42.9 (41.4–44.4)*# 40.4 (38.6–42.2)* 35.5 (34.4–36.6) 33.5 (26.6–40.3)+
Preterm 53.6 (27.5–79.4)*# 44.7 (26.9–62.5)* 37.5 (21.7–53.3)
30 (24–36) 31 (26–36) 32 (26–37) 33 (27–40)++
TT (s) Term 23.5 (22.9–24.1) 24.3 (23.6–25) 25.5 (24.6–26.4) 25 (19.7–30.3)
Preterm 24.8 (19.2–30.4) 24.4 (18.8–29.9) 25.2 (18.9–31.5)
Fibrinogen (g/L) Term 2.83 (2.68–2.98)# 2.7 (2.57–2.83) 2.51 (2.32–2.7) 2.76 (1.7–4.05) 2.79 (1.57–4) 3 (1.54–4.48) 2.78 (1.56–4)
Preterm 2.43 (1.5–3.73)# 2.54 (1.5–4.14) 2.28 (1.5–3.6)*
BT 6 (2.5–10)* 7 (2.5–13)* 5 (3–8)* 4 (1–7)
Factor II (u/mL) Term 0.48 (0.45–0.51)* 0.68 (0.64–0.72)*# 0.88 (0.84–0.92)* 0.94 (0.71–1.16)* 0.88 (0.67–1.07)* 0.83 (0.61–1.04)* 1.08 (0.7–1.46)
Preterm 0.45 (0.2–0.77)* 0.57 (0.36–0.95)*# 0.87 (0.51–1.23)*
Factor V (u/mL) Term 0.72 (0.68–0.77)*# 0.98 (0.94–1.02)* 0.91 (0.86–0.96)* 1.03 (0.79–1.27) 0.9 (0.63–1.16)* 0.77 (0.55–0.99)* 1.06 (0.62–1.5)
Preterm 0.88 (0.41–1.44)# 1.02 (0.48–1.56)* 1.02 (0.58–1.46)*
Factor VII (u/mL) Term 0.66 (0.61–0.71)* 0.90 (0.84–0.96)* 0.87 (0.81–0.93)* 0.82 (0.55–1.16)* 0.85 (0.52–1.2)* 0.83 (0.58–1.15)* 1.05 (0.67–1.43)
Preterm 0.67 (0.21–1.13)* 0.83 (0.21–1.45)* 0.99 (0.47–1.51)
Factor VIII (u/mL) Term 1 (0.9–1.1) 0.91 (0.83–0.99)# 0.73 (0.68–0.78)*# 0.9 (0.59–1.42) 0.95 (0.58–1.32) 0.92 (0.53–1.31) 0.99 (0.5–1.49)
Preterm 1.11 (0.50–2.13) 1.11 (0.5–1.99)# 0.99 (0.5–1.87)#
vWf (u/mL) Term 1.53 (1.32–1.74)* 1.28 (1.1–1.46)* 1.07 (0.94–1.2)* 0.82 (0.6–1.2) 0.95 (0.44–1.44) 1 (0.46–1.53) 0.92 (0.5–1.58)
Preterm 1.36 (0.78–2.1)* 1.36 (0.66–2.16)* 0.98 (0.54–1.58)
Factor XI (u/mL) Term 0.38 (0.35–0.42)*# 0.53 (0.5–0.56)*# 0.86 (0.79–0.93)* 0.97 (0.56–1.5) 0.86 (0.52–1.2) 0.74 (0.5–0.97)* 0.97 (0.67–1.27)
Preterm 0.3 (0.08–0.52)*# 0.43 (0.15–0.71)*# 0.78 (0.46–1.1)*
Factor XII (u/mL) Term 0.53 (0.48–0.58)*# 0.49 (0.45–0.53)* 0.77 (0.72–0.82)* 0.93 (0.64–1.29) 0.92 (0.6–1.4) 0.81 (0.34–1.37)* 1.08 (0.52–1.64)
Preterm 0.38 (0.1–0.66)*# 0.43 (0.11–0.75)* 0.82 (0.22–1.42)*
Plasminogen CTA, (u/mL) Term 1.95 (1.85–2.05)*# 1.98 (1.88–2.08)* 3.01 (2.9–3.12)*# 3.36 (2.48–4.24)+
Preterm 1.7 (1.12–2.48)*# 1.81 (1.09–2.53)* 2.75 (1.91–3.59)*#
0.98 (0.78–1.18) 0.92 (0.75–1.08) 0.86 (0.68–1.03)* 0.99 (0.77–1.22)++
AT (u/mL) Term 0.63 (0.6–0.66)*# 0.78 (0.74–0.82)*# 1.04 (1.01–1.07)# 1.05 (0.79–1.31)+
Preterm 0.38 (0.14–0.62)*# 0.59 (0.37–0.81)*# 0.9 (0.52–1.28)*#
1.11 (0.82–1.39) 1.11 (0.9–1.31) 1.05 (0.77–1.32) 1 (0.74–1.26)++
Protein C (u/mL) Term 0.35 (0.32–0.38)*# 0.43 (0.4–0.46)*# 0.59 (0.56–0.62)* 0.66 (0.4–0.92)* 0.69 (0.45–0.93)* 0.83 (0.55–1.11)* 0.96 (0.64–1.28)
Preterm 0.28 (0.12–0.44)*# 0.37 (0.15–0.59)*# 0.57 (0.31–0.83)*
Protein S (u/mL) Term 0.36 (0.32–0.4)*# 0.63 (0.58–0.68)* 0.87 (0.83–0.92) 0.92 (0.6–1.24)+
Preterm 0.26 (0.14–0.38)*# 0.56 (0.22–0.9)* 0.82 (0.44–1.2)*
0.86 (0.54–1.18) 0.78 (0.41–1.14) 0.72 (0.52–0.92) 0.81 (0.6–1.13)++

aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; AT, antithrombin or antithrombin III; BT, bleeding time; PT, prothrombin time; TT, thrombin clotting time; vWf, von Willebrand factor.

*

Values that differ statistically from adult values.

#

Values that differ statistically in term and preterm infants.

+

Adult reference value specific for term/preterm infant studies.

++

Adult reference value specific for children/adolescents study.