Table 1 Patient demographics and WBC counts by group.
From: Postnatal Age Is a Critical Determinant of the Neonatal Host Response to Sepsis
Early | Late | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uninfected (n = 18) | Sepsis (n = 6) | Clinical sepsis (n = 17) | Uninfected (n = 13) | Sepsis (n = 9) | Clinical sepsis (n = 5) | |
Vaginal delivery, % | 33 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 44 | 20 |
Gestational age at birth, mean (range) | 31.5 (27–36) | 33.3 (24–41) | 33.2 (25–40) | 26.8 (23–30) | 28.9 (24–40) | 27.2 (24–30) |
Birth weight, g, mean (range) | 1,596 (590–2,480) | 2,049 (710–3,480) | 2,090 (740–3,432) | 930 (500–1,410) | 1,109 (550–3,374) | 967 (570–1,340) |
Postconceptual age at evaluation, mean (range) | NA | NA | NA | 30 (27–43) | 33 (27–43) | 28 (24–31) |
Gender, % male | 28 | 100 | 71 | 77 | 78 | 60 |
WBC/µL, mean (range) | 9,441 (2,400–18,100) | 6,550 (2,400–12,300) | 13,781 (2,300–36,800) | 13,733 (5,100–28,900) | 12,714 (1,000–30,400) | 14,060 (4,600–31,700) |
PMN, no. (range) | 3,885 (698–9,313) | 4,161 (240–8,487) | 7,615 (787–24,462) | 5,881 (2,128–17,051) | 6,499 (120–18,483) | 8,465 (2,806–25,106) |
Lymphs, no. (range) | 4,313 (1,251–9,072) | 1,777 (1,134–2,590) | 4,433 (989–11,041) | 4,672 (1,430–8,688) | 3,090 (66–7,965) | 2,908 (598–5,733) |
Monos, no. (range) | 869 (96–2,025) | 378 (50–1,476) | 1,243 (89–5,985) | 1,949 (632–4,344) | 1,835 (176–4,466) | 1,521 (324–4,945) |