Table 3.

After controlling for gestational age and day of life, the associations between the longitudinal GDF15 levels, cohort baseline characteristics, and other outcomes related to prematurity in preterm infants.

	Slope Coefficient (Standard Error)	p-value
Baseline Characteristics
Birth weight – g	−1.35 (0.65)	0.051
Birth Length – cm	−40.7 (56.0)	0.476
Gender – female	−218.0 (363.7)	0.556
Mode of Delivery – Cesarean Section	−345.5 (704.7)	0.629
Prolonged rupture of membrane	−730.6 (687.7)	0.301
Exposure to antenatal steroid	−1309.3 (709.9)	0.080
Chorioamnionitis	853.9 (934.4)	0.372
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy	127.0 (569.2)	0.826
Outcomes related to prematurity
Intraventricular hemorrhage	215.9 (326.6)	0.538
Retinopathy of prematurity	742.2 (906.9)	0.423
Necrotizing enterocolitis	747.8 (453.4)	0.116