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. 2014 Nov 14;40:89. doi: 10.1186/s13052-014-0089-z

Table 1.

Characteristics of preterm infants

Massage group Control group Statistical significance
Gestational age (week) 29.42 ± 3.13 28.23 ± 1.48 Z = −.738
p > .05
Birth weight (g) 1218.57 ± 226.91 1172.69 ± 194.51 Z = −1.000
p > .05
Gender
  Male n (%) 9 (64.3%) 7 (53.8%) X 2 = .304
  Female n (%) 5 (35.7%) 6 (46.2%) p > .05
Type of feeding
  Mother’s milk 4 (28.6%) 2 (15.4%) X 2 = .678
  Mother’s milk and formula 10 (71.4%) 11 (84.6%) p > .05