Research Article
Latency after Preterm Prelabor Rupture of the Membranes: Increased Risk for Periventricular Leukomalacia
Table 1
Baseline cystic periventricular leukomalacia (cPVL) and control group characteristics.
| | Characteristic | cPVL () | Controls ( = 6,440) | |
| | Gestational age (d) | 207.5 (184–255) | 273 (168–297) | <0.001 | | Below 34 gestational weeks (%) | 97 | 9 | <0.001 | | Multiparous ( [%]) | 12 (38) | 3145 (49) | 0.198 | | Birth weight (g, median range) | 1197.5 (740–2250) | 3270 (300–5700) | <0.001 | | PROM ( [%]) | 18 (56) | 714 (11) | <0.001 | | pPROM-delivery interval (h, median range) | 38 (0–960) | 1.3 (0–2170) | 0.004 | | Chorioamnionitis ( [%]) | 18 (56) | 73 (1) | <0.001 | | Lung maturation administration ( [%]) | 27 (84) | 281 (5) | <0.001 | | Infant sex ( [%]) | | | | | Female | 8 (25) | 3049 (47) | 0.012 | | Male | 24 (75) | 3390 (53) | |
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PROM: premature rupture of the membranes; pPROM: preterm premature rupture of the membranes.
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