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Table 2 Characteristics of 1548 non-aborted cases with congenital hydrocephalus

From: Changes in prevalence and perinatal outcomes of congenital hydrocephalus among Chinese newborns: a retrospective analysis based on the hospital-based birth defects surveillance system

	Isolated CH (N = 1201)		Associated CH (N = 347)		Total CH (N = 1548)
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Birth weight (g)^a
< 2500	428	35.82	160	45.98	588	38.11
2500–3999	705	59.00	173	49.71	878	56.90
≥4000	62	5.19	15	4.31	77	4.99
Gestational age (weeks)
28–36	447	37.22	134	38.62	581	37.53
37–41	724	60.28	204	58.79	928	59.95
≥42	30	2.50	9	2.59	39	2.52
Perinatal outcome^b
Live birth	753	62.91	262	75.07	1015	65.65
Alive within 7 days	618	51.63	187	53.58	805	52.07
Early neonate death	135	11.28	75	21.49	210	13.58
Stillbirth	444	37.09	87	24.93	531	34.35

^a5 cases with missing birth weight were excluded; ^b2 cases with missing perinatal outcome were excluded

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