Research Article
Salivary Lactate Dehydrogenase in Relationship to the Severity of Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy among Newborn Infants
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the studied sample.
| Variables | All patients (n = 60) | Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy | value | Present (n = 30) | Absent (n = 30) |
| Gestational age (weeks) | Mean ± SD | 38.15 ± 1.117 | 38.07 ± 0.83 | 38.23 ± 1.35 | 0.635a | Median (range) | 38 (36–41) | 38 (37–39) | 38 (36–41) |
| Gender, n (%) | Male | 32 (53.3) | 14 (46.7) | 18 (60) | 0.438b | Female | 28 (46.7) | 16 (53.3) | 12 (40) |
| Birth weight (kg), mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | 2.98 ± 0.537 | 3.07 ± 0.45 | 2.90 ± 0.607 | 0.225a | Median (range) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) |
| Mode of delivery, n (%) | CS | 27 (45) | 13 (43.3) | 14 (45) | 0.795b | Vaginal | 33 (55) | 17 (56.7) | 16 (53.3) |
| Apgar score, mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | 6.7 ± 2.78 | 4.03 ± 0.89 | 9.37 ± 0.49 | 0.001a | Median (range) | 7.5 (3–10) | 4 (3–6) | 9 (9–10) |
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aMann–Whitney test, statistical significance at .bChi-square test, statistical significance at . |