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Aldosterone cord levels in preterm newborn infants
Author(s) -
Procianoy RS,
OliveiraFilho EA de
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14097.x
Subject(s) - medicine , aldosterone , gestational age , umbilical cord , birth weight , cord , obstetrics , cord blood , gestation , small for gestational age , pregnancy , pediatrics , endocrinology , surgery , genetics , anatomy , biology
We measured umbilical cord aldosterone concentrations in 64 premature newborn infants. The median serum aldosterone level was 74.5 ngdl ‐1 (range 22‐280 ng dl ‐1 ). Of the studied perinatal factors, only gestational age and birthweight presented a significant influence on the umbilical cord aldosterone levels. Newborn infants with a gestational age of over 34 weeks and a birthweight of over 2000 g had a significantly higher aldosterone cord level than those aged 34 weeks or younger and 2000 g or less in weight.