Table 1.
Baseline newborn characteristics of neonates by gestational age groups, Sarlahi, Nepal
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| <34 Weeks | 34–36 Weeks | ≥37 Weeks | Total | |
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| Characteristic | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) |
| Sex | N=56 | N=148 | N=294 | N=500 |
| Male | 32 (57.1) | 73 (49.3) | 162 (55.1) | 269 (53.8) |
| Female | 24 (42.9) | 75 (50.7) | 132 (44.9) | 231 (46.2) |
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| Weight at initial visit (g) | N=54 | N=148 | N=294 | N=498 |
| <1500 | 4 (7.4) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.3) | 6 (1.2) |
| 1500–2499 | 20 (37.0) | 58 (39.2) | 83 (28.2) | 161 (32.3) |
| ≥2500 | 30 (55.6) | 89 (60.1) | 210 (71.4) | 331 (66.5) |
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| SGA1 Status | N=54 | N=148 | N=269 | N=471 |
| AGA2 | 51 (94.4) | 128 (86.5) | 133 (49.4) | 312 (66.2) |
| SGA 3–10% | 3 (5.6) | 11 (7.4) | 56 (20.8) | 70 (14.9) |
| SGA 3% | 0 (0) | 9 (6.1) | 80 (29.7) | 89 (18.9) |
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| Time between visit and last massage (minutes) | N=245 | N=696 | N=1343 | N=2293 |
| <30 | 46 (18.9) | 154 (22.1) | 293 (21.8) | 497 (21.7) |
| 30–59 | 36 (14.7) | 139 (20.0) | 237 (17.7) | 413 (18.0) |
| 60–119 | 67 (27.4) | 145 (20.8) | 312 (23.2) | 526 (22.9) |
| 120–179 | 32 (13.1) | 92 (13.2) | 185 (13.8) | 309 (13.5) |
| ≥180 | 64 (26.1) | 166 (23.9) | 316 (23.5) | 548 (23.9) |
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| MEAN (SD) | MEAN (SD) | MEAN (SD) | MEAN (SD) | |
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| Birthweight (g) | 2511.7 (545) | 2527 (434) | 2717 (406) | 2638 (440) |
| Gestational Age (weeks) | 31.3 (2.6) | 35.8 (0.8) | 40.2 (2.0) | 37.9 (3.6) |
| Average # of massages per day during first week of life | 4.6 (1.4) | 4.8 (1.4) | 4.6 (1.4) | 4.6 (1.4) |
1
Small for Gestational Age
2
Adequate for Gestational Age