Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of 187 preterm and term neonates.

Variables/Categories	n (%)
Gender (boys/Girls)	114 (61)/73 (39)
Gestational age (wks), median (range)	34 (23–42)
< 28	17 (9.1)
28–32	49 (26.2)
33–36	58 (31)
≥37	63 (33.7)
Birth Weight (g), median (range)	1968 (454–4132)
< 1000	27 (14.4)
1000–1499	31 (16.6)
1500–1999	38 (20.3)
≥2000	91 (48.7)
Apgar score 1 min/5 min, median (range)	8 (0–10)/9 (2–10)
Age at hospitalization (day), median (range)	0 (0–9)
Hospitalization (day), median (range)	32 (5–182)
Caesarian Section	96 (51.3)
Multiple gestation	4 (2.3)
Intubation	111(59.4)
Oxygenation	72 (38.5)
Birth asphyxia	27 (14.4)
Intrauterine growth retardation	23 (12.3)
Respiratory distress syndrome	31 (16.6)
Transient tachypnea of the newborn	38 (20.3)

Data are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%).