Table 1 Patient´s characteristics.
Patient group | n = 105 |
|---|---|
Antenatal steroids for lung maturation | 83 (79.0) |
Infection-related delivery | 61 (58.1) |
PPROM | 46 (43.8) |
Cesarean section | 90 (85.7) |
Small for gestational age | 9 (8.6) |
Sex, Female | 43 (41.0) |
Umbilical artery pH, (median, IQR) | 7.34 (7.29, 7.36) |
Apgar Score, 5 min (median, IQR) | 9 (8, 9) |
Apgar Score, 10 min (median, IQR) | 9 (9, 9) |
SNAP-II Score, median (IQR) | 9 (0, 9) |
Anthropometry at birth | |
Gestational age, week (median, IQR) | 26.1 (24.5, 27.0) |
Weight, gram (median, IQR) | 770 (648, 915) |
Weight, Z-Score (mean, 95%, CI) | 0.1 (−0.6, 0.5) |
Length, cm (median, IQR) | 33.0 (31.0, 35.0) |
Length, Z-Score (mean, 95%, CI) | 0.0 (−0.6, 0.6) |
HC, cm (median, IQR) | 23.5 (22.0, 25.0) |
HC, Z-Score (mean, 95%, CI) | 0.0 (−0.5, 0.7) |
Anthropometry at discharge | |
Postmenstrual age, week (median, IQR) | 38.0 (37.4, 39.4) |
Weight, gram (median, IQR) | 2960 (2530, 3570) |
Weight, Z-Score (mean, 95%, CI) | −0.9 (−1.5, −0.5) |
Length, gram (media, IQR) | 48.0 (47.0, 52.0) |
Length, Z-Score (mean, 95%, CI) | −0.7 (−1.5, 0.0) |
HC, gram (median, IQR) | 33 (31, 35) |
HC, Z-Score (mean, 95%, CI) | −0.7 (−1.3, −0.3) |
Neonatal morbidities | |
NEC grade ≥III | 5 (4.8) |
ROP grade >II | 2 (1.9) |
Culture proven septicemia | 18 (17.1) |
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia | 4 (3.8) |
Total days on any parenteral nutrition, (median, IQR) | 22 (16, 36) |
Exclusively human milk diet | 72 (69) |
Standard term formula | 28 (27) |
Post-discharge formula | 5 (4.8) |
