Research Article

The Analysis of Etiology and Risk Factors for 192 Cases of Neonatal Sepsis

Table 4

Univariate analysis of neonatal sepsis.

GroupsThe sepsis group The control group P value

Male (%)100 (52.1%)56 (52.83%)0.930
Number of days of birth (d)4 (1–28)2 (1–28)<0.001
Parity 2 (1–5)2 (1–6)0.004
Mode of birth, natural labour (%)112 (58.3%)74 (69.8%)0.166
Gestational age (w)38 (36.6–38)39 (37.6–39.35)0.014
Weight of birth (g)3050 (2290–3450)3150 (2630–3450)0.036
WBC (G/L)0.456
NEU (%)0.710
CRP (mg/L)18.08 (10.22–31.36)0.63 (0.50–3.45)<0.001
TBIL (mol/L)214.40 (139.95–298.15)71.65 (23.78–175.10)<0.001
sCD14-ST (ng/L)657.50 (455.25–885.00)208.00 (139.50–347.50)<0.001

Note. All data were presented with the form of quartile or number of cases (%). WBC (G/L) refers to the number of white blood cells, NEU (%) represents the percentage of neutrophils, and TBIL (mol/L) is total bilirubin.