Table 4 Linear regression analysis of the impact of fresh human milk versus control milk on hospital stay, weight gain and total parenteral nutrition.

From: Testing the feasibility and safety of feeding preterm infants fresh mother’s own milk in the NICU: A pilot study

 

Standardized Coefficients

95% CI

Beta

Lower Limit

Upper Limit

Duration of hospitalization, days

0.02

−3.97

5.10

Weight gain, g/d

1.90

0.12

3.67

Change in weight z-scoreb

0.27

0.04

0.51

Total parenteral nutrition, days

0.15

0.64

6.02

  1. aThe fresh human milk group was compared to the control group and the model was adjusted for gestational age, birth weight, sepsis, and duration of mechanical ventilation.
  2. bZ-score at 63 days of age minus z-score at birth.
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