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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Effect of routine probiotic, Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938, use on rates of necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates with birthweight < 1000 grams: a sequential analysis

Year

No BioGaia 2004 – 2009 (n = 232)

BioGaia 2009 – 2011 (n = 79)

Male, %

48

49

GA (weeks), mean [SD]

26 [2]

26 [2]

BW (grams), mean [SD]

754 [151]

743 [175]

5-min Apgar, median [range]

7 [0–9]

7 [1-9]

Preeclampsia, %

26

25

Antenatal Steroids, %

95

95

Chorioamnionitis, %

53

36*

Cesarean Section, %

72

78

SGA, %

25

44*

  1. Legend: GA, gestational age; SD, standard deviation; BW, birth weight; SGA, small for gestational age.
  2. *p < 0.05.