Vascular adhesion protein-1 expression is reduced in the intestines of infants with necrotizing enterocolitis: an observational research study

Table 1 Characteristics of subgroups

	Gestational age (weeks)	Birth weight (grams)	Postmenstrual age at surgery (weeks)	Postnatal age at surgery (days)	VAP-1 (Area %)
Group 1	26.1 ± 1.8	850 ± 228	31.2 ± 2.3	35.5 ± 11.2	0.062 ± 0.037
Group 2	25.5 ± 1.7	782 ± 254	26.5 ± 1.7	7.04 ± 3.6	0.063 ± 0.034
Group 3	33.0 ± 1.4	1655 ± 302	34.5 ± 2.4	10.7 ± 15.1	0.11 ± 0.42
Group 4	37.8 ± 2.7	3233 ± 737	40.4 ± 3.6	17.7 ± 24.0	0.11 ± 0.014

Subgroups were identified by two dimensional hierarchical cluster analysis. Results are reported as means and standard deviations. Results are reported as means ± standard deviation

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