Table 2 Characteristics of 178 infant deaths with medical record information, by district, 2004-2006
From: A retrospective follow up study on maternal age and infant mortality in two Sicilian districts
Variable | Messina (N = 70) | Palermo (N = 108) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | % | Â | |
Gestational age | Â | ||
Term | 10.3 | 17.2 | 0.25 |
Preterm | 89.7 | 82.8 | Â |
Residency | Â | ||
City | 42.9 | 51.8 | 0.24 |
Suburbs | 57.1 | 48.2 | Â |
Type of delivery | Â | ||
Spontaneous | 27.1 | 19.4 | 0.41 |
Caesarean | 47.1 | 53.7 | Â |
Not Specified | 25.7 | 26.8 | Â |
Malformations | Â | ||
Yes | 25.7 | 43.1 | 0.02 |
No | 74.3 | 56.9 | Â |
Birth weight | Â | ||
<1500 Very Low Birth Weight | 64.5 | 60.8 | 0.96 |
1500-2499 Low Birth Weight | 14.5 | 21.5 | Â |
>2500 Normal Weight | 21 | 17.7 | Â |
Cause of death categories | Â | ||
Respiratory diseases | 12.9 | 13 | 0.02 |
Congenital Cardiac diseases | 14.3 | 16.7 | Â |
Other malformations and congenital pathologies | 8.6 | 24.1 | Â |
Preterm and prematurity | 44.3 | 21.3 | Â |
Cerebro-vascular anomalies | 10 | 11.1 | Â |
Others (sepsis, cancer, etc) | 10 | 13.9 | Â |
Maternal Age | Â | ||
<25 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.02 |
25-29 | 11.4 | 12.4 | Â |
30-34 | 34.3 | 17.4 | Â |
35-39 | 14.3 | 7.3 | Â |
> = 40 | 14.3 | 3.9 | Â |
Not Specified | 7.9 | 14.0 | Â |
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | Â | ||
Presence* | Â | ||
Yes | 89.7 | 78.6 | 0.06 |
No | 10.3 | 21.4 | Â |
Admission to | Â | Â | |
Yes | 97.1 | 90.1 | 0.13 |
No | 2.9 | 9.9 | Â |