Table 3.
Saliva nitrate reductase study infant participant demographics
| NICU Preterm on antibiotics | NICU Term on antibiotics | NICU Preterm | Outpatient Term | NICU Term >2 weeks old | NICU Preterm >2 weeks old | Outpatient >2 weeks old | Outpatient 2 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants, n | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Gestational age, weeks | 32.1 ± 0.7 | 38.6 ± 0.5 | 32.6 ± 0.7 | 39.2 ± 0.5 | 38.4 ± 0.5 | 30.8 ± 1.1 | 38.9 ± 0.7 | 39.5 ± 0.3 |
| Birth weight, grams | 1495 ± 201 | 3322 ± 86 | 1964 ± 124 | 3391 ± 140 | 3350 ± 235 | 1581 ± 174 | 3199 ± 133 | 3425 ± 127 |
| Age at time of collection, days | 3 ± 0.4 | 4.2 ± 0.3 | 4.6 ± 0.2 | 3.7 ± 0.4 | 26.6 ± 5.6 | 27.3 ± 2.9 | 17.2 ± 1.7 | 64.6 ± 1.1 |
| Breast fed, | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Nipple/gavage breast milk fed, n | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula fed only, n | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Intravenous feeding, n | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |