Research Article
Cord Blood Levels of Angiopoietin-Like 7 (ANGPTL7) in Preterm Infants
Table 1
Neonatal and maternal characteristics compared between preterm and full-term neonates (
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| | Characteristics | Total () | Preterm infants () | Full-term infants () | value |
| | Gestational age, weeks, | | | | <0.001 | | Sex, male, (%) | 103 (56.6%) | 61 (59.8%) | 42 (52.5%) | 0.324 | | Birth weight, grams, mean ± SD | | | | <0.001 | | Mode of delivery, vaginal, (%) | 103 (56.6%) | 50 (49.0%) | 53 (66.3%) | 0.02 | | Asphyxia, (%) | 16 (8.8%) | 16 (15.7%) | 0 (0%) | <0.001 | | Maternal age, years, | | | | <0.001 | | Maternal hypertension, (%) | 41 (22.5%) | 26 (25.5%) | 15 (18.8%) | 0.28 | | Maternal diabetes, (%) | 32 (17.6%) | 22 (21.6%) | 10 (12.5%) | 0.111 | | Antenatal steroids, (%) | 47 (25.8%) | 45 (44.1%) | 2 (2.5%) | <0.001 | | ANGPTL7 levels, ng/ml, | | | | <0.001 |
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