Cytokines and Exhaled Nitric Oxide Are Risk Factors in Preterm Infants for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Table 1

The basic infant characteristics between the BPD and non-BPD groups.

	BPD group ()	Non-BPD group ()	value
Male gender: (%)	9 (64.3%)	16 (50%)	0.370
Singleton: (%)	10 (71.4%)	28 (87.5%)	0.183
Birth weight: (grams)			0.000
Gestational age: (weeks)			0.000
Small gestational age (SGA): (%)	0	1 (3.1%)	1.000
Apgar 1 min:			0.140
Apgar 5 min:			0.090
Apgar 10 min:			0.084
NRDS: (%)	14 (100%)	23 (71.9%)	0.048
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA): (%)	12 (85.7%)	12 (37.5%)	0.004
Late-onset neonatal sepsis (LOS): (%)	7 (50%)	15 (46.9%)	0.844
Anemia: (%)	14 (100%)	23 (71.9%)	0.030
Minimum hemoglobin: (g/l)			0.220
Duration of mechanical ventilation (days): (P25-P75)	36 (27-53)	10 (7-15)	0.000
Duration of invasive ventilation (days): (P25-P75)	4 (2.7-7.2)	0	0.000
Nebulized inhaled hormone and bronchodilator: (%)	8 (57.1%)	4 (12.5%)	0.003
Intravenous hormone: (%)	4 (28.6%)	2 (6.3%)	0.060
Duration of parenteral nutrition: (days)			0.000
Length of hospital stay: (days)			0.000
Corrected gestational age at discharge:			0.000

represents the number of patients.