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Table 2 Child characteristics at 12 and 24 months of age (2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort).

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

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  1. * Wald test