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Table 3 Summary statistics of the neonates and maternal characteristics that admitted to neonatal intensive care unit of Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017/2018 (n = 384)

From: Determinants of neonatal mortality at neonatal intensive care unit in Northeast Ethiopia: unmatched case-control study

Variable

Cases (n = 126)

Controls (n = 258)

p value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Maternal age (years)

26

4

26

4

0.4

Maternal parity

2

1

2

1

0.8

DROM (days)

10

14

7

13

< 0.01

DOL (hours)

13

11

10

6

1

Gestational age (weeks)

36

3

37

2

< 0.01

Weight at admission (grams)

2284

816

2644

731

< 0.01

  1. DROM duration of rupture of membrane, DOL duration of labor