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

Table 2

Neonatal variables versus cardiac troponin T results.

Variables	Troponin (−) 𝑛=70	Troponin (+) 𝑛=46	𝑃 value
Weight (g)	1124±292	953±301	𝑃<0.003
GA (weeks)	30±2.0	28±2.2	𝑃<0.01
CRIB (Me)	3.1±3.4	5.5±4.3	𝑃<0.001
SNAPPE (Me)	18.5±16.4	27±17.4	𝑃<0.01
Apgar 1 min (Me)	6.7±1.9	5.3±2.2	𝑃<0.01
Apgar 5 min (Me)	8.5±1.0	7.9±1.3	𝑃<0.01
Days on MV	3.91±9.1	12.5±20.1	𝑃<0.01
Days on CPAP	5.3±7.9	12.9±12.2	𝑃<0.001
Total Time of O2	16.1±25.4	37.3±43.1	𝑃<0.002
Days in hospital	54.2±27.9	75.14±43.7	𝑃<0.006