PNALD (n = 149)

No PNALD (n = 200)

p-value

Gender—

Female no. (%)

Male no. (%)

78 (52.3)

71 (47.7)

112 (56)

88 (44)

NS

Race/Ethnicity – no. (%)

African American

Caucasian

Hispanic

Other

92 (61.7)

42 (28.2)

10 (6.7)

5 (3.4)

117 (58.5)

70 (35)

8 (4)

5 (2.5)

NS

Gestational Age (weeks)

27 (23 - 40)

29.5 (23 - 40)

0.025

Small-for-Gestational Age—no. (%)

42 (28)

49 (24.5)

NS

Birth weight (g)

900 (330 - 5648)

1248 (420 - 5448)

0.006

Length of stay (days)

126 (34 - 463)

79.5 (32 - 492)

<0.001