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Table 9 Rate of anemia in different BW groups[n/N (%)]

From: First-year growth of 834 preterm infants in a Chinese population: a single-center study

Age

VLBW

LBW

NBW

p

6 Mon

5/89(5.6)

25/339(7.4)

7/118(5.9)

0.773

12 Mon

4/62(6.5)

20/309(6.5)

14/114(12.3)

0.130

  1. Mon: months. BW: birth weight; VLBW: very low birth weight, birth weight < 1500 g; LBW: low birth weight, 1500 g ≤ birth weight < 2500 g; NBW:normal birth weight,2500 ≤ birth weight<4000 g Anemia: Hb < 100 g/L at 6 months or Hb < 110 g/L at 12 months
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BMC Pediatrics

ISSN: 1471-2431

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