Hypoxic/ischemic hits predispose to necrotizing enterocolitis in (near) term infants with congenital heart disease: a case control study

Table 2 Baseline characteristics

	NEC (n = 16)	Control (n = 16)	P
Sex (male) (%)	9 (56)	9 (56)	1.00
Gestational age (weeks)	38.6 ± 1.9	39.1 ± 1.7	0.37
Head circumference (cm)^a	33.5 (33.0–36.0)	34.6 (32.0–37.0)	0.25
Birth weight (grams)	2937 ± 701	3323 ± 546	0.14
Small for gestational age status (%)	5 (31)	1 (6)	0.07
Percentiles of birth weight	27 (1–58)	41 (20–77)	0.22
Inborn (%)	10 (63)	9 (56)	0.72
Caesarian section (%)	6 (38)	2 (13)	0.22
Mother’s milk (%)^b	0 (0–0)	7 (0–39)	0.18
Amount of feeding (ml/kg)^b	15 (8–20)	23 (11–37)	0.33
Antenatal diagnosis of CHD (%)	8 (50)	9 (56)	0.72
Age at admission to NICU (days)	0 (0–1)	0 (0–1)	0.77

Data are shown as either n (%) for categorical variables and mean ± standard deviation or median (IQR) for continuous variables. ^a: in both groups 14 infants were used for analysis. ^b: in both groups 10 infants were used for analysis. CHD congenital heart disease

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