Table 1.
Background characteristics of neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit of JMC
| Variable | Category | Total | Sepsis, N (%) | No sepsis, N (%) |
| Sex (N=304) | Male | 176 | 124 (70.5) | 52 (29.5) |
| Female | 121 | 69 (57.0) | 52 (43.0) | |
| Birth weight (N=146) | <1500 | 25 | 7 (28.0) | 18 (72.0) |
| 1500 – 2499 | 50 | 16 (32.0) | 34 (68.0) | |
| ≥2500 | 71 | 48 (67.6) | 23 (32.4) | |
| Admission weight (N=176) | <1500 | 14 | 6 (42.9) | 8 (57.1) |
| 1500 – 2499 | 48 | 28 (58.3) | 20 (41.7) | |
| ≥2500 | 114 | 99 (86.8) | 15 (13.2) | |
| Gestational age by NBS* | <37 | 83 | 30 (15.1) | 53 (26.6) |
| (N=199) | ≥37 | 116 | 84 (42.2) | 32 (16.1) |
| Age at admission (N=299) | <7 days | 258 | 156 (60.5) | 102 (39.5) |
| ≥7days | 41 | 36 (87.8) | 5 (12.2) | |
| Resuscitation at birth | Yes | 63 | 30 (47.6) | 33 (52.4) |
| No | 178 | 119 (66.9) | 59 (33.1) |
*
New Ballard Score