Variable

DC (n = 26)

MC (n = 11)

P-value

Birth weight (g), mean (SD)

1235.4 (435.9)

1029.8 (447.8)

0.217

Gestational age at birth (days), mean (SD)

200.4 (15.8)

206.4 (29.2)

0.430

Bell’s stages

Bell stage 1, n (%)

6 (23.1)

1 (9.1)

0.649

Bell stage 2, n (%)

7 (26.9)

2 (18.2)

0.695

Bell stage 3, n (%)

13 (50.0)

8 (72.7)

0.285

Clinical signs

Presentation NEC (days after birth), mean (SD)

10.7 (6.7)

15.2 (14.1)

0.190

Rectal blood loss, n (%)

12 (46.2)

5 (50.0)

0.836

Inotropic support, n (%)

8 (30.8)

3 (30.0)

0.964