Table 5 Nutritional care practices of the study population
Treatment | ≤750 g (n = 25) | 751-1000 g(n = 158) | 1001-1250 g(n = 369) | 1251-1500 g(n = 507) | Total(n = 1059) | F/χ2 | P | P value for trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Days of enteral nutrition (d) | 21.8 ± 24.8 | 30.9 ± 24.9 | 26.3 ± 18.7 | 22.4 ± 16.2 | 27.0 ± 19.5 | 7.560 | 0.000 | 0.447 |
Indwelling time of feeding tube (d) | 42.1 ± 37.7 | 43.4 ± 32.2 | 38.2 ± 23.8 | 27.4 ± 17.9 | 36.2 ± 24.2 | 25.267 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
PMA at full oral feeding (week) | 36.8 ± 3.5 | 37.3 ± 3.6 | 36.2 ± 2.5 | 35.2 ± 2.4 | 35.8 ± 2.7 | 19.294 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Exclusive breast milk(n，%) | 15(60.0%) | 102(64.6%) | 235(63.7%) | 303(59.8%) | 655(61.9%) | 1.989 | 0.575 | 0.281 |
Breastfeeding by his/her own milk(n，%) | 14(56.0%) | 95(60.1%) | 222(60.2%) | 286(56.4%) | 617(58.3%) | 1.542 | 0.673 | 0.397 |