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Table 4 SDS-Difference from birth to discharge and to age five years

From: Enteral feeding advancement and growth until 5 years in extremely preterm infants

Difference of SDS

Cohort 1

Cohort 2

SDSdischarge – SDSbirth

 Weight

−0.11 (− 0.83–0.37)

−0.15 (− 0.61–0.35)

 Head circumference

0.48 (− 0.32–1.30)

− 0.20* (− 0.71–0.75)

 Length

N/A

N/A

 BMI

N/A

N/A

SDSS5 – SDSbirth

 Weight

0.1 (− 0.6–1.0)

0.0 (− 1.3–0.7)

 Head circumference

−0.9 (− 1.7–0.0)

−0.8 (− 1.7 – − 0.1)

 Length/height

N/A

N/A

 BMI

N/A

N/A

SDSS5 –SDSdischarge

 Weight

0.3 (−0.51.2)

0.0 (− 0.6–0.7)

 Head circumference

− 1.3 (− 2.1 – − 0.5)

−1.2 (− 1.6–0.1)

 Length/height

2.0 (1.0–2.8)

1.8 (1.1–2.4)

 BMI

−1.5 (− 2.2 – − 0.6)

−1.5 (− 2.0 – − 0.7)

  1. All data presented as median (Q1, Q3).
  2. *Significantly different between the two cohorts (p < 0.05 by Mann-Whitney-Test)
  3. N/A not available (SDS for length and for BMI could not be computed at birth before term).
  4. Abbreviations: Body mass index (BMI), Standard deviation score (SDS), SDS S5: 60–64 months after birth (SDSS5)