Table 2 Descriptive data of mother-infant according to suspected sepsis and non-septic subjects

Maternal age

Skewed: − 0.851 ± 2

Skewed: 0.802 ± 2

0.004;

Kurtosis: −0.214 ± 2

Kurtosis: 0.154 ± 2

OR = 2.12

First minute Apgar score (mean ± SD)

8.5 ± 8.80

8.93 ± 0.24

0.003; OR = 1.19

 NVD

50

78.13

0.32

 C/S

50

21.88

 Birth weight

Skewed: 0.731 ± 2

Skewed: 0.861 ± 2

0.249

Kurtosis: 0.094 ± 2

Kurtosis: 0.090 ± 2

 Maternal Vitamin D

Skewed: −0.901 ± 2

Skewed: −0.930 ± 2

0.034; OR = 2.92

 concentration (nmol/L)

Kurtosis: −0.103 ± 2

Kurtosis: − 0.089 ± 2

 Sex (%)

Male: 46.87

Female: 53.13

0.003; OR = 3.27

 Gestational age

3.39

1.71

0.078