Table 2 Multiple linear regression models assessing nutritional intakes during the first 8 postnatal weeks as predictors of blood pressure at 6.5 years of age in 171 extremely preterm-born children (adjusted for gestational age at birth and heart rate measured at follow-up)
z-SBP | z-DBP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
β (95% CI) | P Value | β (95% CI) | P Value | |
Mean daily protein intake, g/kg/day | ||||
Postnatal weeks 1–4 | 0.14 (−0.22, 0.50) | 0.44 | 0.23 (−0.07, 0.54) | 0.13 |
Postnatal weeks 1–8 | 0.37 (−0.08, 0.82) | 0.11 | 0.40 (0.04, 0.76) | 0.03 |
Mean daily carbohydrate intake, g/kg/day | ||||
Postnatal weeks 1–4 | 0.14 (0.06, 0.23) | 0.001 | 0.12 (0.04, 0.19) | 0.002 |
Postnatal weeks 1–8 | 0.18 (0.08, 0.28) | 0.001 | 0.14 (0.06, 0.23) | 0.001 |
Mean daily lipid intake, g/kg/day | ||||
Postnatal weeks 1–4 | 0.00 (−0.11, 0.11) | 0.97 | −0.04 (−0.14, 0.05) | 0.34 |
Postnatal weeks 1–8 | −0.03 (−0.14, 0.09) | 0.67 | −0.05 (−0.14, 0.04) | 0.30 |
