Table 1.

Infants’ baseline demographic characteristics (N = 400)

	50% Dextrose solution (n = 205)	Placebo solution (n = 195)	p*
Male sex	93 (45.4)	106 (54.4)	0.09
Gestational age (weeks)	37 [35, 38]	37 [36, 38]	0.26
34–37	87 (42.4)	75 (38.5)	0.48
Maternal diabetes	81/205 (40.3)	92/195 (47.7)	0.17
Birth weight (g)	2520 [2260, 3080]	2690 [2335,3205]	0.09
Small-for-gestational age	29 (14.1)	23 (11.8)	0.58
Large-for-gestational age	19 (9.3)	18 (9.2)	1.00
5-min Apgar score	10 [9, 10]	10 [9, 10]	0.84
Postnatal age at diagnosis of hypoglycemia (hour)	2.0 [1.3, 5.0]	2.0 [1.3, 5.0]	0.84

Data are presented in number (percentage) or median [25th,75th percentile]

*p-value less than 0.05 is considered statistically significant