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Table 3 Comparison of the newborns’ nutritional behavior between the two groups over time

From: KMC by surrogate can have an effect equal to KMC by mother in improving the nutritional behavior and arterial oxygen saturation of the preterm infant: results of a controlled randomized clinical trial

 

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

P*

Groups

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

< 0.001

KMC by mother

n = 36

12.2 (4.7)

14.2 (4.2)

15.1 (3.6)

16.2 (3.7)

< 0.001

KMC by surrogate

n = 34

12.3 (4.7)

13.9 (4.2)

14.1 (3.5)

14.7 (3.4)

0.021

Comparison groups

 

**AMD (95% CI)

  

Mother-surrogate

 

0.66 (−2.36 to 1.03)

 

0.438

  1. *Repeated measure ANOVA. Greenhouse – Geisser P value = 0.322, Partial Etta Square = 0.257
  2. **Adjusted mean difference
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