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. 2018 Mar 1;51(3):e6540. doi: 10.1590/1414-431X20176540

Table 1. Characteristics of the mothers and comorbidities of the newborns according to type of feeding at discharge.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Comorbidities
BPD
Yes 6 (3.11) 128 (66.32) 59 (30.57)
PIVH
Grade 1 and 2 9 (6.72) 66 (49.25) 59 (44.03)
Grade 3 and 4 3 (5.77) 34 (65.38) 15 (28.85)
Apgar score
≤5 2 (5.56) 23 (63.89) 11 (30.56)
>5 64 (10.56) 231 (38.12) 311 (51.32)
SNAPPE
<20 56 (13.18) 140 (32.94) 229 (53.88)
≥20 10 (4.65) 117 (54.42) 88 (40.93)
Gender
Male 32 (9.28) 143 (41.45) 170 (49.28)
Female 33 (10.96) 115 (38.21) 153 (50.83)
Late onset sepsis
Yes 12 (4.41) 148 (54.41) 112 (41.18)
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Yes 2 (3.77) 30 (56.60) 21 (39.63)
Maternal characteristics
Age
<20 years 7 (5.69) 56 (45.53) 60 (48.78)
≥20 years 58 (11.09) 201 (38.43) 264 (50.48)
Schooling
<10 years 15 (6.85) 96 (43.84) 108 (49.32)
>10 years 50 (12.38) 149 (36.88) 205 (50.74)
Chorioamnionitis
Yes 3 (3.39) 30 (50.85) 27 (45.76)
Antenatal steroid
No 18 (7.03) 111 (43.36) 127 (49.61)
Delivery
Vaginal 21 (9.86) 94 (44.13) 98 (46.01)
Cesarean 45 (10.37) 163 (37.56) 226 (52.07)

Data are reported as numbers (%). Study groups: 1, exclusive breast milk; 2, mixed feeding; 3: exclusive artificial formula. BPD: bronchopulmonary dysplasia; PIVH: periintraventricular hemorrhage; SNAPPE-II (Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology with Perinatal extension-II).