Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for children characteristics

Characteristics	Levels	Term (≥37 weeks), n = 53 (%)	Preterm (<37 weeks), n = 52 (%)
Gender	Male	33 (62.26)	31 (59.62)
	Female	20 (37.74)	21 (40.38)
Birth weight (kg)		2.84 ± 0.34	2.02 ± 0.51
Birth length (cm)		55.49 ± 6.44	44.43 ± 2.88
Birth head circumference (cm)		33.33 ± 1.11	31.32 ± 2.20
Weight for GA	Small for GA	16 (30.19)	14 (26.92)
	Appropriate GA	37 (69.81)	38 (73.08)
Feeding practice	Exclusively breastfed	50 (94.34)	32 (61.54)
	Mixed feeding	3 (5.66)	20 (38.46)
Introduction of complementary feeding	<9 months (6–9 months)	43 (81.13)	12 (23.08)
	>9 months (10–12 months)	10 (18.87)	40 (76.92)