From: Late preterm birth is a risk factor for growth faltering in early childhood: a cohort study
Variables | N | Late preterm children n (%) | Term children n (%) | p* |
---|---|---|---|---|
Newborn's sex | 0.241 | |||
Male | 1688 | 180 (48.5) | 1508 (51.8) | |
Female | 1597 | 191 (51.5) | 1406 (48.3) | |
FROM BIRTH TO 12 MONTHS: | ||||
Duration breastfeeding (BF) (months) | 0.035 | |||
Never BF | 112 | 17 (4.8) | 95 (3.3) | |
<3 | 674 | 84 (23.5) | 590 (20.6) | |
3-5 | 591 | 77 (21.5) | 514 (18.0) | |
> = 6 | 1841 | 180 (50.3) | 1661 (58.1) | |
History of wheezing | 2001 | 241 (67.3) | 1760 (61.5) | 0.032 |
History of pneumonia | 255 | 34 (9.5) | 221 (7.7) | 0.239 |
History of diarrhea in the last 15 days | 438 | 60 (16.8) | 378 (13.2) | 0.064 |
History of hospitalization | 543 | 98 (27.4) | 445 (15.5) | <0.001 |
AT 12 MONTHS: | ||||
Underweight | 41 | 12 (3.4) | 29 (1.0) | <0.001 |
Stunting | 127 | 31 (8.7) | 96 (3.4) | <0.001 |
Wasting | 11 | 4 (1.1) | 7 (0.3) | 0.008 |
FOM BIRTH TO 24 MONTHS: | ||||
Duration breastfeeding (months) | 0.022 | |||
Never BF | 112 | 17 (4.7) | 95 (3.3) | |
<3 | 674 | 84 (23.4) | 590 (20.5) | |
3-5 | 590 | 77 (21.5) | 513 (17.9) | |
6-11 | 605 | 46 (12.8) | 559 (19.5) | |
12-23 | 525 | 55 (15.3) | 470 (16.4) | |
Still BF | 722 | 80 (22.3) | 642 (22.4) | |
History of wheezing | 2395 | 282 (77.5) | 2113 (73.1) | 0.072 |
History of pneumonia | 426 | 61 (17.0) | 365 (12.7) | 0.023 |
History of hospitalization | 750 | 132 (36.9) | 618 (21.7) | <0.001 |
AT 24 MONTHS: | ||||
Underweight | 33 | 11 (3.0) | 22 (0.8) | <0.001 |
Stunting | 107 | 26 (7.2) | 81 (2.9) | <0.001 |
Wasting | 13 | 3 (0.8) | 10 (0.4) | 0.184 |
Total | 3285 | 371 | 2914 | - |