Table 2.
Time for achieving the main nutrition milestones (i.e., full enteral feeding, start of bottle feeding, total oral feeding) related GA at birth, and LUS at T0.
| Milestone | Predictive factor | r | RC | CI95% | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full enteral feeding (PMA) | Constant | 20.54 | 12.03–29.05 | <0.001 | |
| GA (weeks) | 0.617 | 0.40 | 0.11–0.70 | 0.011 | |
| Full enteral feeding (day) | Constant | 159.13 | 92.79–225.46 | <0.001 | |
| GA (weeks) | −0.770 | −4.84 | −7.14 (−) −2.55 | <0.001 | |
| 1st meal by bottle (day) | Constant | 240.60 | 178.54–302.68 | <0.001 | |
| GA (weeks) | −0.832 | −8.01 | −10.04 (−) −5.98 | <0.001 | |
| T0 LUS score | 0.343 | 1.96 | 0.75–3.16 | 0.004 | |
| 1st meal by bottle (PMA) | Constant | 31.70 | 30.30–33.10 | <0.001 | |
| T0 LUS score | 0.676 | 0.20 | 0.07–0.33 | 0.006 | |
| Total oral feeding (day) | Constant | 217.00 | 184.08–357.92 | <0.001 | |
| GA (weeks) | −0.897 | −8 | −10.97 (−) −5.03 | <0.001 |
r, Pearson correlation coefficient; RC, regression coefficient; CI, confidence interval.