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Table 2 Clinical and nutrition characteristics of the preterm infants

From: Delayed initiation of enteral feeds is associated with postnatal growth failure among preterm infants managed at a rural hospital in Uganda

Variables

Median (min -max)

Frequency

n(%)

Clinical Characteristics

 CPAP

  Yes

 

121 (34.7)

 CPAP duration (days) median (iqr)

 

4 (5)

 Apnea

  Yes

 

29 (8.3)

 Sepsis

  Yes

 

47 (13.5)

 NEC

  Yes

 

10 (2.9)

 PDA

  Yes

 

11 (3.2)

 Requiring O2 ≥ 28 days

  Yes

 

6 (1.7)

 Anemia

  Yes

 

51 (14.6)

 Route of initial feedsa

  BF

 

122 (35.0)

  NGT

 

113 (32.4)

  Cup

 

110 (31.5)

  Missing data

 

4 (1.14)

 Time of initiating enteral feedsa

  > 48 h

 

69 (19.8)

  < 48 h

 

277 (79.4)

  Missing data

 

3 (0.86)

 Days until initiating enteral feeds

  Overall

1 (0–7)

 

  > 48 h

3 (2–7)

 

  < 48 h

1 (0–2)

 

 Feeds intolerance

  Yes

 

28 (8)

  1. CPAP Continuous positive airway pressure, iqr Interquartile range, NEC Necrotizing enterocolitis, PDA Patent ductus arteriousus, NGT Nasal gastric tube, N = 349 a indicates where we had some missing data