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Table 1 Clinical and biological characteristics of the newborns

From: Effect of the kangaroo position on the electromyographic activity of preterm children: a follow-up study

Characteristics

n = 30

Gestational Age, weeks

31.21 (2.1)

Weight at birth, grams

1407.3 (432.1)

Apgar at 5 mins of life, Md (min-max)

9 (7–10)

Corrected age on first reading (0h), weeks

34.6 (1.6)

Time elapsing between being discharged from the KU and evaluation at TEA, days

21.52 (10.9)

  1. The mean (SD) is given for continuous variables; category variables are given in terms of absolute frequencies and percentages; and ordinal variables (Apgar) in terms of the median (min-max).
  2. Abbreviations: TEA, Term Equivalent Age; KU, Kangaroo Unit.
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BMC Pediatrics

ISSN: 1471-2431

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