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Table 3 Basic characteristics of the study group at 5 years of age

From: Follow-up of newborns treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a nationwide evaluation at 5 years of age

 

Total group (n = 98)

Males/females

60/38

Age (months)

62 (3.0)

Weight SD score

-0.5 (1.5)*

Height SD score

-0.4 (1.2)**

Weight for height SD score

-0.4 (1.4)***

Socioeconomic status (%)

 

   High

26 (27)

   Normal

49 (50)

   Low

19 (19)

   Unknown

4 (4)

Ethnic group (%)

 

   White

85 (87)

   African

3 (3)

   Asian

1 (1)

   Turkish or Moroccan

9 (9)

  1. Data presented as n (%) of patients or mean (standard deviation (SD)). The mean weight, height and weight for height (SD scores) for the entire population were all significantly below zero: * P = 0.001, ** P = 0.002, *** P = 0.008. Children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia had significantly lower height and weight than children with meconium aspiration syndrome (P < 0.001).
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