Clinical Study

The Utility of Comprehensive Metabolic Panel Tests for the Prediction of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Premature Infants

Table 1

Maternal and neonatal characteristics of 256 extremely premature infants by BPD status.

VariablesControl ()BPD () value

Gestational age [wk, M (Q1, Q3)]27.1 (26.1, 27.6)25.9 (24.5, 26.9)-5.391
Birth weight [gr, M (Q1, Q3)]915 (816, 1037)788 (687, 921)-4.899
Sex (male)96 (53.3%)48 (63.2%)2.0960.148
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)20 (11.1%)6 (7.9%)0.7130.399
Gestational hypertension (GH)17 (9.4%)5 (6.6%)0.6510.420
Antenatal steroid132 (73.3%)60 (80.0%)0.5080.476
Delivery (C-section)55 (30.6%)13 (17.1%)5.5040.019
1-minute Apgar score [score, M (Q1, Q3)]8 (5, 9)5 (5, 8)-3.1920.001
5-minute Apgar score [score, M (Q1, Q3)]10 (9, 10)10 (8,10)-2.4150.016
Surfactant127 (64.8%)69 (90.8%)5.4680.019
Intubation88 (48.9%)64 (84.2%)25.109
(Suspected) early-onset sepsis35 (19.4%)36 (47.4%)19.566
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)57 (31.7%)44 (57.9%)14.130
Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH, grades III and IV)9 (5.0%)11 (14.5%)6.2910.012

Data were displayed as median (interquartile range) or number (percentage). Wk: week; gr: gram; yr: year.