TABLE 1 .
Enrollment characteristics of the study cohort stratified by SIBO positivity
| Parameter | Result fora: |
P valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIBO negative (n = 75) | SIBO positive (n = 15) | ||
| Female, no. (%) | 37 (49) | 9 (60) | 0.58* |
| Estimated gestational age, wk | 37.3 ± 1.3 | 37.5 ± 1.4 | 0.67** |
| Characteristic at enrollment | |||
| Age, days | 5.0 ± 1.8 | 4.7 ± 1.9 | 0.53** |
| Length, cm | 48.7 ± 1.6 | 49.5 ± 1.9 | 0.11** |
| Wt, kg | 2.8 ± 0.4 | 2.9 ± 0.4 | 0.73** |
| Maternal age, yr | 24.4 ± 4.1 | 25.3 ± 4.1 | 0.40** |
| Mother as housewife, no. (%) | 67 (89) | 15 (100) | 0.34* |
| Income, taka | 13,283 ± 9,539 | 17,067 ± 12,759 | 0.94** |
| People/room living in home, no. | 3.9 ± 1.3 | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 0.24** |
a
Data are expressed as the mean ± SD for continuous measures and count (percentage) for discrete measures.
b
*, Exact Pearson chi-square test; **, Mann-Whitney U test.