Table 2.
Participant characteristics.
| Feeding approach (intervention) groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1: 32 slow (n = 18) | Group 2: 32 max (n = 25) | Group 3: 34 slow (n = 24) | Group 4: 34 max (n = 19) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Male | 8 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
| Race | ||||
| Black | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
| White | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| >1 race | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Not reported | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mean Birthweight in grams (SD; min–max) | 1349 (404; 700–1970) | 1447 (392; 630–2465) | 1355 (382; 590–1930) | 1362 (282; 880–1700) |
| Mean birth gestation in weeks (SD; min–max) | 29.5 (2.5; 24–32) | 29.9 (2.2; 24–32) | 29.9 (2.2; 24–32) | 29.9 (2.1; 25–32) |
| Morbidity | ||||
| NMI Classification | ||||
| 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |