Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of infants in the study, intention-to-treat.

CHARACTERISTICS	PROBIOTIC N = 36	CONTROL N = 35
Male, n (%)	16 (44)	17 (49)
Gestational age, weeks median (IQR)	38.0 (38.0, 39.0)	37.5 (39.0, 39.0)
Delivery mode
Vaginal, n (%)	13 (36)	14 (40)
Cesarean, n (%)	23 (64)	21 (60)
Weight, kg, median (IQR)	2.95 (2.74, 3.30)	3.04 (2.81, 3.23)
Length, cm, median (IQR)	48.5 (47.5, 50.1)	49.0 (47.5, 50.0)
Baseline d-lactate concentration*, mean (SD)	−0.02 (1.07)	0.04 (1.33)

^*Values are log-transformed data.

Abbreviations: IQR, inter quartile age; SD, standard deviation.