|
| Patients (number = 127) n (%) | Control (number = 118) n (%) | P value | |
| Sex Male No (%) Female No (%) |
62 (48.8) 65 (51.2) |
56 (47.5) 62 (52.5) |
0.8a
| |
| Gestational age Mean ± SD (min - max) |
33.7 ± 4.1 (27 - 39) |
35.3 ± 2.6 (28 - 39) |
0.04b | |
| Prematurity (<37 wk) N (%) |
77 (60.6%) |
51 (43.2) |
0.006c | |
| Clinical diagnosis | ||||
| Jaundice | 7 | 40 | ||
| Respiratory distress | 46 | 27 | ||
| Perinatal infection | 33 | 0 | ||
| Seizures | 12 | 0 | ||
| Perinatal asphyxia | 10 | 0 | ||
| Apnea of prematurity | 10 | 20 | ||
| Prematurity (for establishment of oral feeding) | 9 | 31 | ||