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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the patients (median with 25th and 75th centiles)

From: Effects of perinatal factors on sirtuin 3, 8-hydroxy-2′- deoxyguanosine, brain-derived neurotrophic factor and serotonin in cord blood and early breast milk: an observational study

  

Vaginal birth at term N = 27

Caesarean section at term N = 29

Preterm birth N = 28

Gestational age

(weeks)

39.0 (38.0;40.0)

39.0 (38.0;40.0)

34.0 (31.2;35.0)

Birthweight

(grams)

3410.0 (3110.0;3620.0)

3430.0 (3030.0;3880.0)

1940.0 (1525.0;2237.0)

Apgar score

(1 min)

9.0 (9.0;9.0)

9.0 (9.0;9.0)

9.0 (7.0;9.0)

Apgar score

(5 min)

10.0 (10.0;10.0)

10.0 (10.0;10.0)

10.0 (10.0;10.0)

Medication

 Epidural anaesthesia

N (%)

12 (44.4)

27 (87.1)

11 (39.3)

 Oxytocin

 

7 (5.9)

6 (19.3)

4 (14.3)

 Steroid prophylaxis

   

17 (60.7)

 β-mimetic tocolysis

   

3 (10.7)

 Antibiotics

   

7 (25.0)

 Metyldopa

   

7 (25.0)

Primiparae

 

13 (48.1)

5 (17.2)

10 (35.7)