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Table 2 Demographic characteristics

From: Gastro-esophageal and respiratory morbidity in children after esophageal atresia repair: a 23-year review from a single tertiary institution in Asia

 

All patients (n = 65)

LGEA (n = 13)

Non-LGEA (n = 52)

p value*

Gender ratio (M:F)

1.5:1

1.6:1

1.47:1

0.899

Ethnicity, Chinese

34 (52.3%)

8 (61.5%)

26 (50%)

0.542

Gestational age (week), median (range)

37 (30–41)

37 (33–40)

37 (30–41)

0.868

Birth weight (kg), median (range)

2.50 (1.05–3.42)

2.53 (1.23–3.1)

2.49 (1.05–3.42)

0.967

Plurality

5 (7.7%)

0

5 (9.6%)

0.315

Antenatal diagnosis

23 (35.4%)

8 (61.5%)

15 (28.8%)

0.055

Associated anomalies

61 (93.8%)

12 (92.3%)

49 (94.2%)

1.000

Major CHD

29 (44.6%)

4 (30.8%)

25 (48.1%)

0.355

VACTERL

20 (30.8%)

3 (23.1%)

17 (32.7%)

0.739

  1. CHD congenital heart defect (congenital cardiac anomaly)
  2. *p value is for comparison between LGEA and non-LGEA