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. 2021 Oct 8;113:225–232. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.10.006

Table 2.

Data for 131 neonates with a SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis in the study.

Variable Positive Negative p-value*

Number of subjects 11 120
Sex Male 6 (54.55%) 55 (47.83%) β
Female 5 (45.45%) 60 (52.17%) β
Qualification status
Apgar (1 to 10) 6/8 0 (0.00%) 1 (0.95%) σ
6/9 0 (0.00%) 1 (0.95%) σ
7/8 1 (9.09%) 5 (4.50%) σ
7/9 0 (0.00%) 15 (13.25%) σ
8/8 0 (0.00%) 1 (0.95%) σ
8/9 9 (81.82%) 80 (69.72%) σ
9/9 1 (9.09%) 11 (9.68%) σ
Silverman Andersen κ 0 7 (63.64%) 80 (69.72%) σ
1 0 (0.0%) 2 (1.8%) σ
0/1 3 (27.27%) 30 (26.58%) σ
0/3 1 (9.09%) 0 (0.00%) σ
3 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.95%) σ
9 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.95%) σ
Capurro λ (weeks) 39.55 (±0.82) 38.96 (±1.38) μ 0.259
Somatometry Reference range
Macrosomia (g) >4000 0 (0.0%) 2 (1.8%)
Proper weight (g) 2500 <4000 11 (100%) 103 (87.83%)
Low weight (g) ≤2500 0 (0.0%) 10 (7.83%)
IUGR 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.95%)
Weight (kg) 3.19 (±0.33) 2.98 (±0.41) π 0.086
Size (cm) 50.82 (±2.27) 49.59 (±2.03) π 0.129
Cephalic perimeter (cm) 34.23 (±1.29) 33.65 (±1.45) ε 0.178
Abdominal perimeter (cm) 31.64 (±1.96) 30.17 (±2.57) ε 0.055
Perinatal asphyxiation 0 (0.0%) 2 (1.80%)
Breathing difficulty 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.95%)
Infection 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.95%)
Sepsis 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Death 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)

IUGR, intrauterine growth restriction

*Mann-Whitney U test, significant p-value <0.05

Standard deviation is shown as ± values between parentheses

–, no value was calculated for categorical data

λ

= estimated gestational age in weeks (Engle WA, 2004)

κ

= respiratory severity score (Hedstrom et al., 2018)

β

= of 115 subjects

π

= of 115 subjects

σ

= of 114 subjects

μ

= of 114 subjects

ε

= of 113 subjects