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Table 1 Baseline Population Characteristics

From: Comparison of renal effects of ibuprofen versus indomethacin during treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in contiguous historical cohorts

 

Indomethacin

Ibuprofen

Birth Weight, grams (mean)

1048

1083

Birth Weight Categories, n (%)

  

≤ 750 grams

54 (33)

56 (30)

   751 - 1000 grams

38 (23)

41 (22)

   1001 - 1500 grams

51 (31)

54 (29)

> 1500 grams

22 (13)

35 (19)

Gestational Age, weeks (mean)

27.7

27.8

Gestational Age Categories, n (%)

  

< 25 weeks

33 (20)

34 (18)

   25 - 27 6/7 weeks

61 (37)

68 (37)

   28 - 29 6/7 weeks

35 (21)

37 (20)

≥ 30 weeks

36 (22)

47 (25)

Gender

  

Male

82 (50)

108 (58) *

   Female

83 (50)

78 (42)

Number of courses, n (%)

165

185

1

101 (61)

118 (63)

2

41 (25)

28 (15)

3

19 (12)

37 (20)

4

4 (2)

2 (1)

Baseline urine output, mL/kg/h mean (SD)

3.9 (1.4)

4.2 (1.6)

Baseline creatinine, mg/dL mean (SD)

0.96 (0.2)

0.93 (0.2)

  1. PDA, patent ductus arteriosus
  2. * denotes statistically significant difference between treatments, p < 0.05