Research Article
Relationship between the Quantitative Indicators of Cranial MRI and the Early Neurodevelopment of Preterm Infants
Table 1
Comparison of general data of preterm infants.
| | Normal (76) | Abnormal (37) | | |
| Male | 46 (60.5) | 19 (51.4) | 0.857 | 0.354 | Singleton pregnancy | 58 (76.3) | 30 (81.1) | 0.328 | 0.567 | Vaginal delivery | 18 (23.7) | 7 (18.9) | 0.328 | 0.567 | Natural pregnancy | 68 (89.5) | 33 (89.2) | 0.002 | 0.963 | ACS | 49 (64.5) | 22 (59.5) | 0.268 | 0.605 | Hospitalization time (d) | 13 (10-19.5) | 14 (11.5-22.0) | -0.589 | 0.556 | GA (w) | 34.9 () | 35.1 () | -0.150 | 0.881 | BW (g) | 2375.0 (1985.0-2637.5) | 2390.0 (1865.0-2730.0) | -0.089 | 0.929 | Height (cm) | 47.0 (45.0-48.0) | 46.5 (44.0-48.5) | -0.600 | 0.570 | Head circumference (cm) | 32.0 (30.0-33.0) | 32.5 (31.0-33.3) | -0.559 | 0.576 | Oxygen inhalation time (d) | 1.0 (0.0-4.0) | 2.0 (1.0-3.5) | -0.789 | 0.425 | IHD (mm) | 3.0 (2.6-3.5) | 3.8 (3.5-4.2) | -5.254 | <0.001 | BPW (mm) | | | 7.689 | <0.001 |
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Continuity correction. ACS: antenatal corticosteroids; GA: gestational age; BW: birth weight; IHD: interhemispheric distance; BPW: biparietal width. |