Table 1.
Stimulated infants | Non-stimulated infants | p-Value | |
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N = 164 | N = 81 | ||
Gestational age (weeks)a | 29 0/7 (27 3/7–30 2/7) | 28 4/7 (26 6/7–30 0/7) | 0.298 |
Gender (% male)b | 94/163 (58%) | 40/80 (50%) | 0.419 |
Birth weighta | 1,165 (875–1,418) | 1,121 (880–1,363) | 0.543 |
Mode of delivery (% cesarean section)b | 93/164 (57%) | 47/81 (58%) | 0.893 |
Antenatal corticosteroidsb | 106/149 (71%) | 47/70 (67%) | 0.636 |
Apgar score at 5 min after birtha | 8 (6–9) | 8 (7–9) | 0.669 |
Data are presented as median (IQR) for non-parametric data (a) and n (%) for categorical data (b).