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Table 3 Comparison of the platelet counts and plateletcrit levels of the two groups

From: Platelet is the early predictor of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very premature infants: an observational cohort study

Parameters

Age

BPD infants (n = 64)

Non-BPD infants (n = 70)

Each time point (t, P)

Model (F, P)

ANOVA

GEEa

Platelet count

Day 1

247 ± 80

239 ± 76

0.55, 0.58

2.53, 0.04

4.44, 0.03

Day 7

239 ± 99

276 ± 109

− 2.02, 0.04

Day 14

233 ± 116

287 ± 101

− 2.84, 0.00

Day 21

220 ± 105

274 ± 133

− 2.56, 0.01

Day 28

226 ± 123

274 ± 118

− 2.27, 0.02

Plateletcrit

Day 1

0.27 ± 0.08

0.29 ± 0.07

− 1.26, 0.21

2.74, 0.03

12.54, 0.00

Day 7

0.27 ± 0.10

0.32 ± 0.11

− 2.42, 0.02

Day 14

0.28 ± 0.11

0.36 ± 0.12

− 4.23, 0.00

Day 21

0.27 ± 0.12

0.33 ± 0.13

− 2.89, 0.01

Day 28

0.26 ± 0.09

0.33 ± 0.11

− 3.97, 0.00

  1. BPD bronchopulmonary dysplasia, GEE generalized estimating equation, ANOVA two-way repeated measures analysis of variance
  2. aThe gestational age, birthweight and infection status were included in the GEE model