Research Article

Inflammatory and Immune Proteins in Umbilical Cord Blood: Association with Hearing Screening Test Failure in Preterm Neonates

Table 3

Neonatal characteristics and morbidities according to newborn hearing screening test results.

Abnormal finding on newborn hearing screening test
Absent ()Present ()

Gestational age at birth (weeks)30.8 ± 2.130.0 ± 2.90.448
Birth weight (kg)1.6 ± 0.41.5 ± 0.50.372
Male gender62 (55.4%)10 (66.7%)0.406
Apgar score < 7
 1 min67 (59.8%)11 (73.3%)0.403
 5 min22 (19.6%)5 (33.3%)0.310
Umbilical artery pH7.3 ± 0.067.3 ± 0.070.671
CRP level > 5 mg/L in immediate postnatal period8 (7.1%)4 (26.6%)0.015
WBC count in immediate postnatal period (103 cells/mm3)12.9 ± 6.814.1 ± 14.70.625
Continuous positive airway pressure68 (60.7%)12 (80%)0.168
Mechanical ventilation47 (42.0%)9 (60.0%)0.186
Use of surfactant27 (24.1%)7 (46.7%)0.116
Proven sepsis4 (3.6%)1 (6.7%)0.472
Respiratory distress syndrome39 (34.8%)7 (46.7%)0.370
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia24 (21.4%)5 (33.3%)0.331
Intraventricular hemorrhage, grade 2 or more5 (4.5%)1 (6.7%)0.537
Periventricular leukomalacia9 (8.0%)1 (6.7%)1.000
Necrotizing enterocolitis6 (5.4%)0 (0.0%)1.000

Values are given as mean ± standard deviation or n (%). CRP: C-reactive protein; WBC: white blood cell.