Table 1. Baseline characteristics of preterm infants in the two study groups.

	Group A N 22	Group B N 30	p
Gestational age (weeks)	28.5 ± 1.5	28.3 ± 1.8	0.644
Birth weight (grams)	1150 ± 237	1140 ± 321	0.603
Male (n)	10 (47.6)	16 (51.6)	1.000
Caesarean section (n)	17 (80.9)	23 (74.2)	0.525
1’ Apgar	7.0 ± 1.1	6.1 ± 1.9	0.127
5’ Apgar	8.5 ± 0.9	8.0 ± 1.1	0.061
Crib score	1.1 ± 1.3	1.3 ± 1.6	0.763
Days at 32 weeks PMA	25.3 ± 10.0	25.7 ± 12.7	0.977

Values are expressed as the mean ± SD or number and %. P values of 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant.