NEC | Control | Χ2/t/U | p value | |
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Number of infants, n | 30 | 40 | ||
Bowel resected, n | 12 | |||
Length of bowel resected, M (IQR), cm | 17.5 (10–30) | |||
Bowel resection region | ||||
Small bowel, n (%) | 8 (66.7%) | |||
Larger bowel, n (%) | 2 (16.7%) | |||
Small bowel + larger bowel, n (%) | 2 (16.7%) | |||
NEC Stage II, n (%) | 18 (60%) | - | ||
NEC Stage III, n (%) | 12 (40%) | - | ||
Sex, male, n (%) | 20 (66.6%) | 25 (62.5%) | 0.130 | 0.719 |
Gestational age, x ± SD, w | 29.18 ± 1.63 | 29.51 ± 1.46 | 0.893 | 0.375 |
Birth weight, x ± SD, g | 1,275.50 ± 274.47 | 1,356.00 ± 270.28 | −1.225 | 0.225 |
Twin, n (%) | 8 (26.7%) | 9 (22.5%) | 0.162 | 0.687 |
Birth asphyxia, n (%) | 7 (23.3%) | 7 (17.5%) | 0.365 | 0.546 |
Premature rupture of membranes, n (%) | 11 (36.7%) | 15 (37.5%) | 0.005 | 0.947 |
Days of sampling, M (IQR), d | 16.0 (12.3–22.0) | 16.0 (14.0–21.0) | 636.000 | 0.669 |