Table 1.

Clinical data of newborns included in the study.

	n = 50
Birth weight (g)	3,179 ± 526
Gestational age (week)	38.9 ± 1.5
Female sex	24 (48%)
Apgar at 10 min (n = 43)	5 (0–9)
Umbilical cord pH at birth (n = 38)	6.9 ± 0.2
Sarnat and Sarnat staging for HIE
Stage II—moderate HIE	21 (42%)
Stage III—severe HIE	29 (58%)

Values are presented as frequencies and percentages, means ± SD or median (min-max).