Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of preterm infants in the four groups.
| O n=19 |
T/K n=18 |
O+T/K n=18 |
Control n=20 |
Pa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational age (wks) | 29.6 (0.4) | 29.1 (0.3) | 29.0 (0.3) | 29.4 (0.1) | 0.689 |
| Infant distribution | |||||
| 26–29 weeks | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 0.266b |
| 30–32 weeks | 9 | 10 | 7 | 11 | |
| Birth weight (g) | 1359.7 (78.2) | 1325.4 (53.3) | 1329.6 (39.1) | 1346.6 (39.3) | 0.988 |
| Gender distribution | |||||
| Male | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 0.057b |
| Female | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
| Apgar score (5 min) | 8.1 (0.1) | 8.5 (0.1) | 8.3 (0.1) | 8.3 (0.1) | 0.089 |
| Ethnic Distribution | |||||
| African American | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0.010b |
| Cucasian | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | |
| Hispanic | 5 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
Data presented as means (SEM, standard error of mean) or number of participants,
a
One-way ANOVA unless otherwise indicated,
b
Fisher’s exact test