Table 1 Cohort characteristics of preterm infants analyzed in this study
NP cohort | Naive | Early-antibiotics | p |
|---|---|---|---|
n | 21 | 15 | |
Male, n (%) | 12 (57%) | 11 (73%) | 0.484 |
GA, weeks (mean, SD) | 31, 6/7 | 29 5/7, 1 | <0.001 |
BW, grams (mean, SD) | 1562, 188 | 1306, 277 | <0.05 (0.0022) |
BW, group, n (%) | <0.05 (0.013) | ||
ELBW | 0 (0%) | 2 (13%) | |
VLBW | 8 (38%) | 10 (67%) | |
LBW | 13 (62%) | 3 (20%) | |
Mode of delivery, n (%) | 0.694 | ||
Vaginal | 4 (19%) | 4 (27%) | |
C-section | 17 (81%) | 11 (73%) | |
Antibiotics during pregnancy, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
None | 21 (100%) | 6 (40%) | |
<10 days | 0 | 7 (47%) | |
>= 10 days | 0 | 2 (13%) | |
Intrapartum antibiotics (IAP), n (%) | 0.50 | ||
None documented | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | |
Given | 19 (90%) | 15 (100%) | |
ROM, hours (mean, SD) | 3, 12 | 432, 733 | <0.05 (0.0108) |
Apgar10 (mean, SD) | 9, 1 | 8, 1 | 0.3039 |
Nutrition (discharge to 6 months CA) | <0.05 (0.039) | ||
Fully breastfed | 7 (33%) | 4 (29%) | |
At least 50% mother milk, but also some formula | 3 (14%) | 6 (42%) | |
Mostly formula and some mothers milk | 6 (29%) | 0 (0%) | |
Formula | 2 (10%) | 4 (29%) | |
Lost to follow-up | 3 (14%) | 1 (7%) | 0.626 |
