Table 1.

Characteristics of infants with NEC

Characteristics	N=44
Gestational age in weeks, mean ± SD	26.6 ± 2.3
Birth weight in grams, mean ± SD	820 ± 250
Male gender	20 (46%)
Race
Black	31 (71%)
White	11 (25%)
Other	2 (5%)
Singleton birth	34 (77%)
Small for gestational age	14 (32%)
Receipt of antenatal steroids	33 (75%)
Death	13 (30%)
Patent ductus arteriosus	17 (39%)
Intraventricular hemorrhage (grade 2 or greater)	9 (21%)
Ever fed breast milk	43 (98%)

Data are presented as n, (%) unless indicated otherwise.

Abbreviations: NEC, necrotizing enterocolitis; SD, standard deviation.