Table 1 Demographic data and clinical characteristics

Neonates

30

30

–

Gestational age (weeks)

38.3 ± 1.10

37.5 ± 2.18

p = 0.1178

Gender: male/female (%)

40 / 60

43.3 / 56.6

–

Delivery: Vaginal birth/Caesarean section (%)

0 / 100

6 / 94

–

Birth weight (g)

3152 ± 442.2

2638 ± 494.7

p = 0.0006

Size (cm)

49.52 ± 2.11

46.07 ± 4.41

p = 0.0015

Apgar score 1 min

7.87 ± 0.80

7.53 ± 0.90

p = 0.0203

Apgar score 5 min

8.96 ± 0.17

8.30 ± 0.73

p = 0.0001

Silverman-Anderson test

1.65 ± 0.57

1.47 ± 0.89

p = 0.4378

Respiratory rate (breaths/minute)

49.57 ± 7.94

52.68 ± 6.66

p = 0.1620

Heart rate (beats/minute)

143.6 ± 11.03

140.9 ± 12.09

p = 0.4375

GOT (U/L)

28.24 ± 8.29

31.37 ± 11.06

p = 0.1859

GPT (U/L)

9.05 ± 2.65

8.72 ± 3.18

p = 0.6461

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.72 ± 0.31

0.72 ± 0.12

p = 0.9578

T-Chol (mg/dL)

62.14 ± 19.11

73.79 ± 26.78

p = 0.0402

TAG (mg/dL)

33.66 ± 10.80

38.61 ± 15.77

p = 0.1325

HDL-C (mg/dL)

31.38 ± 10.01

34.10 ± 14.78

p = 0.3676

LDL-C (mg/dL)

28.76 ± 13.30

37.53 ± 16.02

p = 0.0188

Apo-A (mg/dL)

88.69 ± 16.40

85.73 ± 30.35

p = 0.6047

Apo-B (mg/dL)

23.43 ± 6.79

30.69 ± 11.53

p = 0.0019

CUPRAC protein (nmol TR-equivalent/mg protein)

0.0355 ± 0.0185

0.0497 ± 0.0170

p = 0.0069

CUPRAC non-protein (nmol TR-equivalent/mL plasma)

1.04 ± 0.35

1.34 ± 0.36

p = 0.0045