Significant Differences in Markers of Oxidant Injury between Idiopathic and Bronchopulmonary-Dysplasia-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension in Children

Table 1

Subjects’ demographics.

	Control	IPH	PH due to BPD	P value
N	18	4	12
Age^§ (years)	7.5 (3.8–15.3)	11 (3–16.8)	2 (1–2.8)	<.01^*
Gender (# male)	10	2	10	.63^∗∗,.12^†,.25^{
BMI^§ (kg/m^2)	17.9 (16.6–25.2)	23.1 (15.4–27.1)	16.1 (15.7–16.7)	.02^*
Race (# Caucasian)	10	4	8	.14^∗∗,.41^†,.27^{

^*P value based on the Kruskal-Wallis test.
^**P value based on the Fisher’s exact test of control versus IPH.
^†P value based on the Fisher’s exact test of control versus PH due to BPD.
^¶P value based on the Fisher’s exact test of IPH versus PH due to BPD.
^§Data expressed as median (IQR).