Cardiac Troponin T and Illness Severity in the Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant

Table 3

Neonatal variables versus cardiac troponin T results.

Variables	Troponin (−)	Troponin (+)	𝑃 value
Prenatal steroids	74%	77%	𝑃<0.9
Abnormal Doppler	54%	37%	𝑃<0.12
EOT (delivery room)	25%	53%	𝑃<0.005
DMH	55%	80%	𝑃<0.01
Use of surfactant	45%	76%	𝑃<0.002
Hypotension	24%	34%	𝑃<0.30
PDA	42%	74%	𝑃<0.01
Use of indomethacin	34%	60%	𝑃<0.01
Use of dopamine	24%	52%	𝑃<0.004
Use of dobutamine	27%	54%	𝑃<0.005
Use of diuretics	42%	58%	𝑃<0.13
Cardiac dysfunction	15%	40%	𝑃<0.03
Cardiac overload	28%	47%	𝑃<0.05