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Table 1 Demographic variables

From: Late-onset volvulus without malrotation in extremely preterm infants - a case-control-study

 

Volvulus without malrotation

Matched controls

Necrotising enterocolitis

p-value

Number of infants (f/m)

5 (5/0)

25 (12/13)

9 (7/2)

p = 0.506*,#

p = 0.052**,#

Gestational age at birth (weeks) (median (range))

24.4 (23.6-25.4)

24.8 (23.1-26.4)

27 (23.6-33.6)

p = 0.402*

p = 0.160**

Birth weight (g) (median (range))

480 (370-530)

570 (340-800)

950 (395-1460)

p = 0.048*,##

p = 0.016**,##

Weight at presentation (g) (median (range))

970 (790-1180)

 

1145 (670-2470)

p = 0.64##

Day of life at presentation (median (range))

44 (37-52)

 

17 (2-97)

p = 0.028##

Postmenstrual age at presentation (weeks) (median (range))

31.0 (29.1-31.6)

 

33.1 (24.3-38.0)

p = 0.739##

  1. f: female; m: male.
  2. *: VWM-infants vs. NEC-infants.
  3. **: VWM-infants vs. controls.
  4. #: Fisher`s exact test, two tailed.
  5. ##: Wilcoxon test.