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Table 4 Relation between US evidence of HIE and Sarnat stages

From: Correlation between increased serum malondialdehyde and spectrum of cranial ultrasonography findings in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy: could it be used as a predictor of disease severity?

 

HIE by US (n = 11)

No HIE by US (n = 21)

   

Sarnat stage

N

%

N

%

χ2

df

P value¶

Stage I

0

.0%

10

47.6%

5.782

1

0.016

Stage II

4

36.4%

4

19.0%

   

Stage III

7

63.6%

7

33.3%

   
  1. χ2 chi-squared statistic, df Degree of freedom
  2. Chi-squared test for trend