Blood Plasma Metabolic Profile of Newborns with Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy by GC-MS

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the participants ().

	Control ()	HIE ()	value
Gestational age (weeks, mean)			0.004
Gender (male, , %)	13 (54.2%)	16 (66.7)	0.376
Birth weight (g)			<0.001
Method of delivery			0.080
Vaginal	9 (37.5)	15 (62.5)
C-section	15 (62.5)	9 (37.5)
Apgar 1 (mean (min–max))	9 (9-10)	5 (2-8)	<0.001
Apgar 5 (mean (min–max))	10 (9-10)	7 (5-8)	<0.001
Maternal ethnicity
Han	24	24	1.00
Maternal age (years)			0.180
Inflammatory markers
Leucocyte count (10^9 cells/L)			0.047
Neutrophil count (10^9 cells/L)			0.551
Lymphocyte count (10^9 cells/L)			0.001
Monocyte count (10^9 cells/L)			0.795
Other index
RBC (10^12 cells/L)			0.892
Hb (g/L)			0.634
HCT (%)			0.278
PLT (10^9/L)			0.869
MCV (fL)			0.138
MCH (pg)			0.410
MCHC (g/L)			0.407
MPV (fL)			0.047
CV (%)			0.942
SD (fL)			0.361
PDW			0.041
PCT			0.637

Data presented as or percentage or median. HIE: hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy.