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Table 1 Demographics of the study population

From: The successful accomplishment of nutritional and clinical outcomes via the implementation of a multidisciplinary nutrition support team in the neonatal intensive care unit

 

Pre-NST

(n = 107)

Post-NST (n = 122)

p-value

GA (week)

27+5 ± 2+1

28+1 ± 2+4

0.087

Birth weight (g)

895 ± 260

952 ± 266

0.106

Male

51 (47.7)

50 (41.0)

0.310

CS

72 (67.3)

73 (59.8)

0.243

SGA

38 (35.5)

45 (36.9)

0.829

PROM

47 (43.9)

57 (46.7)

0.672

CAM

27 (25.2)

58 (47.9)

< 0.001

Oligohydramnios

21 (19.6)

16 (13.1)

0.182

PIH

15 (14.0)

16 (13.1)

0.842

Maternal DM

4 (3.7)

4 (3.3)

1.000

Prenatal steroids

76 (71.0)

69 (56.6)

0.023

AS 1 min

3.66 ± 2.06

4.07 ± 1.94

0.129

AS 5 min

6.02 ± 1.65

6.25 ± 1.75

0.297

RDS

44 (41.1)

72 (59.0)

0.007

PDA

81 (75.7)

74 (60.7)

0.015

  1. Abbreviations: GA gestational age, SGA small for gestational age, CS caesarian section, PROM premature rupture of amniotic membrane, CAM chorioamnionitis, PIH pregnancy-induced hypertension, DM diabetes mellitus, AS Apgar score, RDS respiratory distress syndrome, PDA patent ductus arteriosus
  2. Values are presented as means ± SDs or numbers (%)