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Table 1 Characteristics of the SGA newborns in this study

From: Comprehensive assessment of the genetic characteristics of small for gestational age newborns in NICU: from diagnosis of genetic disorders to prediction of prognosis

 

All SGA newborns (n = 723)

SGA newborns with genetic diagnosis (n = 88)

SGA newborns without genetic diagnosis (n = 635)

P value

Birth information

 Male (%)

439 (60.7)

52 (59.1)

387 (60.9)

0.74

 Gestational age, mean (SD), week

36.5(3.3)

38.7(1.8)

36.2(3.3)

< 0.00001

 Birth weight, mean (SD), g

2002.1(626.8)

2362.5(424.8)

1952.2(634.1)

< 0.00001

 Severe SGA (%)

314 (43.4)

48 (54.5)

266 (41.9)

0.025

Organ system abnormalities during hospitalization

 Cardiovascular (%)

515 (71.2)

59 (67.0)

456 (71.8)

0.36

 Allergy/immunologic/infectious (%)

346 (47.9)

39 (44.3)

307 (48.3)

0.48

 Hematologic (%)

271 (37.5)

25 (28.4)

246 (38.7)

0.061

 Metabolic/biochemical (%)

264 (36.5)

27 (30.7)

237 (37.3)

0.23

 Neurologic (%)

228 (31.5)

41 (46.6)

187 (29.4)

0.0012

 Gastrointestinal (%)

216 (29.9)

19 (21.6)

197 (31.0)

0.070

 Respiratory (%)

212 (29.3)

22 (25.0)

190 (29.9)

0.34

 Renal/genital (%)

91 (12.6)

16 (18.2)

75 (11.8)

0.091

 Skeletal (%)

50 (6.9)

15 (17.0)

35 (5.5)

0.000064

 Craniofacial (%)

39 (5.4)

8 (9.1)

31 (4.9)

0.10

 Dermatologic (%)

29 (4.0)

6 (6.8)

23 (3.6)

0.15

 Congenital structural malformation (%)

319 (44.1)

51 (58.0)

268 (42.2)

0.0053

Follow-up characteristics

 Death (%)

51 (7.1)

17 (19.3)

34 (5.4)

< 0.00001

 Developmental delay (%)

99 (13.7)

39 (44.3)

60 (9.4)

< 0.00001

 Growth delay (%)

55 (7.6)

29 (31.9)

26 (4.1)

< 0.00001

 Neurodevelopmental delay (%)

66 (9.1)

29 (31.9)

37 (5.9)

< 0.00001