Table 3 Weight change from Day 0 to Day 30.

From: Weight change in the first 30 days among infants born less than 2000 grams in Guinea-Bissau and Uganda

 

Raw weight change [mean (SD)]

Percent weight change [mean (SD)]

Primary cohort < 2000 g (N = 104)

Secondary cohort > 2000 g (N = 405)

Primary vs secondary p-value

Primary cohort < 2000 g (N = 104)

Secondary cohort > 2000 g (N = 405)

Primary vs secondary p-value

Mean change in weight from birth to…

      

Day 1

− 60 (34)

− 131 (75)

 < 0.001

− 3.42 (1.95)

− 4.18 (2.32)

0.002

Day 2

− 108 (57)

− 157.97 (114.12)

 < 0.001

− 6.17 (3.13)

− 5.02 (3.52)

0.003

Day 3

− 116 (80)

− 99 (135)

0.107

− 6.65 (4.52)

− 3.16 (4.29)

 < 0.001

Day 4

− 100 (98)

− 44 (140)

 < 0.001

− 5.73 (5.55)

− 1.37 (4.42)

 < 0.001

Day 5

− 81 (110)

 + 11 (156)

 < 0.001

− 4.70 (6.27)

 + 0.42 (5.03)

 < 0.001

Day 12

 + 39 (166)

 + 303 (231)

 < 0.001

 + 2.04 (9.24)

 + 9.79 (7.52)

 < 0.001

Day 30

 + 570 (375)

 + 1000 (342)

 < 0.001

 + 31.98 (20.35)

 + 32.92 (12.20)

0.660

Weight nadir

− 144 (77)

− 190 (119)

 < 0.001

− 8.25 (4.40)

− 6.06 (3.65)

 < 0.001

Day of weight nadir* [mean (SD)]

3.57 (3.45)

2.09 (2.12)

 < 0.001

  1. SD, standard deviation; g, gram(s); N, number.
  2. * Median (interquartile range): small infants 3 (2–4); larger infants 2 (1–2).
  3. Bolded p-values are statistically significant.