Table 2 Age and growth-characteristics.
From: Body composition and bone mass among 5-year-old survivors of necrotizing enterocolitis
Variable | All NEC n = 25; median (min; max) | All controls n = 25; median (min; max) | p value | Surgical NEC n = 11; median (min; max) | Controls n = 11; median (min; max) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 5.1 (4.3; 6.0) | 5.1 (4.5; 5.9) | 0.648 | 5.1 (4.4; 6.0) | 5.3 (4.5; 5.9) | 0.478 |
Weight, kg | 16.6 (13.2; 23.0) | 18.3 (12.1; 22.9) | 0.006 | 16.6 (13.2; 18.0) | 18.3 (16.4; 21.2) | 0.004 |
Weight SDS | −1.3 (−3.2; 0.7) | −0.7 (−3.7; 1.3) | 0.014 | −1.3 (−3.2; 0.6) | −0.7 (−1.7; 0.2) | 0.028 |
Height, cm | 106.5 (98.7; 119.7) | 108.6 (96.2; 117.9) | 0.041 | 106.8 (102.0;110.3) | 110.5 (106.2; 117.9) | 0.002 |
Height SDS | −1.1 (−2.6; 0.6) | −1.0 (−2.8; 1.0) | 0.105 | −1.3 (−2.0; −0.3) | −0.5 (−1.3; 0.6) | 0.013 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 14.7 (12.3; 16.2) | 15.2 (13.0; 17.6) | 0.159 | 14.7 (12.3; 15.7) | 15.0 (14.0; 16.1) | 0.217 |
BMI SDS | −0.8 (−3.2; 0.5) | −0.4 (−3.1; 1.4) | 0.123 | −0.8 (−3.2; 0.2) | −0.4 (−1.7; 0.5) | 0.082 |
Maternal height (cm) | 165 (156; 173) | 165 (155; 170) | 0.71 | |||
Paternal height (cm) | 180 (174; 194) | 180 (161; 189) | 0.43 | |||
Mid parental height SDS | −0.1 (−1.1; 1.6) | −0.2 (−1.8; 0.9) | 0.96 | |||
Target height SDS | −0.2 (−1.1; 1.3) | 0.0 (−1.7; 0.7) | 0.92 |
