SNAP II and SNAPPE II as Predictors of Neonatal Mortality in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Does Postnatal Age Play a Role?

Table 1

Perinatal data of the three groups 𝑛=290. LBW (low birth weight); VLBW (very low birth weight) IUGR (intrauterine growth restriction).

	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	𝑃
Birth weight (g); Medians (range); (𝑛=232)	2900 (670–5100)	3000 (1050–4710)	2900 (1070–4500)	NS
LBW (%)	36	42	27	NS
VLBW (%)	12	15	5	NS
Gestational age; Medians (range); (𝑛=232)	37 (27–42)	37 (27–40)	38 (28–40)	NS
Apgar score 1 min	6 (1 – 9)	7 (2–9)	7 (2–9)	NS
Apgar score 5 min; Medians (range); (𝑛=232)	9 (3–10)	8 (2–9)	9 (5–9)	NS
Male sex (%)	64	54	51	NS
Delivery (%)
Vaginal	66	73	79	NS
Caesarean	34	27	21	NS
Hospital birth (%); (𝑛=232)	80	88	68	NS
Home birth; (𝑛=58)	20	12	22	NS
IUGR (%)	27	24	28	NS