Table 5 Summary of predictors of mortality during the study period

No. of neonates

692

1113

1278

1099

–

Age at admission, days ^a

1 (1–4)

1 (1–4)

1 (1–5)

1 (1–4)

0.77

Low birth weight (1500–2499 g)

202 (29.1)

258 (23.2)

323 (25.3)

342 (31.1)

0.0001 ^b

Very low birth weight (1000–1499 g)

46 (6.6)

56 (5.0)

82 (6.4)

86 (7.8)

0.09

Extremely low birth weight (< 1000 g)

3 (0.4)

9 (0.8)

11 (0.9)

8 (0.7)

0.56

Outborn

202 (39.1)

401 (45.6)

514 (46.6)

460 (45.1)

0.02 ^b

Moderate hypothermia (32–35.9 °C)

171 (38.4)

156 (21.6)

218 (28.2)

234 (24.0)

0.003 ^b

Late-onset sepsis

56 (8.1)

127 (11.4)

168 (13.1)

189 (17.2)

< 0.0001

Intrapartum-related complications

84 (12.1)

163 (14.6)

199 (15.6)

149 (13.6)

0.04 ^b

Meconium aspiration syndrome

5 (0.7)

18 (1.6)

24 (1.9)

20 (1.8)

0.09

Respiratory distress

67 (9.7)

177 (15.9)

302 (23.6)

98 (8.9)

< 0.0001 ^b

Other infections

87 (12.6)

172 (15.4)

127 (9.9)

104 (9.5)

0.0003

Malformations

32 (4.6)

23 (2.1)

37 (2.9)

37 (3.4)

0.01 ^b