Table 1:
Neonatal Characteristics | No-Mild BPD (n=57) n (%) |
Moderate-to-Severe BPD (n=30) n (%) |
p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Gestational Age (wks ±SD) | 28.9 ±2.0 | 26.7 ±2.0 | <0.001 |
Birth Weight (g ±SD) | 1220 ±347 | 781 ±257 | <0.001 |
Male | 31 (54.4) | 11 (36.7) | 0.116 |
Prenatal Steroids | 47 (82.5) | 21 (70.0) | 0.181 |
Maternal Chorioamnionitis | 7 (12.3) | 2 (6.7) | 0.713 |
Surfactant | 20 (35.1) | 26 (86.7) | <0.001 |
Neonatal Surgery | 2 (3.5) | 11 (36.7) | <0.001 |
NEC | 1 (1.8) | 4 (13.3) | 0.046 |
PDA | 23 (40.4) | 24 (80.0) | <0.001 |
Infection | 22 (38.6) | 21 (70.0) | 0.005 |
WMI | 3 (5.3) | 7 (23.3) | 0.028 |
IVH Grade 3 or 4 | 1 (1.8) | 5 (16.7) | 0.017 |
CbH | 17 (29.8) | 12 (40.0) | 0.339 |
BPD: bronchopulmonary dysplasia; SD: standard deviation; NEC: necrotizing enterocolitis; PDA: patent ductus arteriosus; WMI: white matter injury; IVH: intraventricular hemorrhage; CbH: cerebellar hemorrhage