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Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of neonates

From: Effect of combined music and touch intervention on pain response and β-endorphin and cortisol concentrations in late preterm infants

 

Control group

n = 32

Experimental group

n = 30

P

Gestational age (weeks)

33.33 ± 0.54

34.30 ± 0.67

0.10

Birth weight (kg)

2.00 ± 0.07

1.93 ± 0.13

0.64

Sex (male/female)

15/17

13/17

0.80

1-min APGAR

8.67 ± 0.24

9.37 ± 0.32

0.96

5-min APGAR

9.40 ± 0.22

9.64 ± 0.15

0.47

Severity (SNAP-II)

8 (0–57)

8 (0–33)

0.69

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD or median (range)
  2. APGAR indicates appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration