TABLE 1.
Baseline demographics1
| MOM cohort (n = 74) | DM cohort (n = 43) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % MOM vs. DM in feeds | 91.2 ± 14.4 | 14.3 ± 15.5 | <0.0001 |
| Gestational age, wk | 28.7 ± 2.0 | 28.4 ± 2.5 | 0.62 |
| Birth weight, g | 1107 ± 242 | 1066 ± 294 | 0.64 |
| Male, n (%) | 39 (52.7) | 25 (55.8) | 0.65 |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
| Caucasian | 24 (32.4) | 14 (32.6) | 0.07 |
| African-American | 27 (36.5) | 13 (30.2) | |
| Hispanic | 15 (20.3) | 15 (34.9) | |
| Asian | 8 (10.8) | 1 (2.3) | |
| SGA at birth (BW <10th percentile), n (%) | 10 (13.5) | 7 (6.3) | 0.68 |
| Received 2 doses of antenatal steroids, n (%) | 62 (83.8) | 36 (83.7) | 0.99 |
| Cesarean delivery, n (%) | 61 (82.4) | 38 (88.4) | 0.39 |
| Apgars—5 min | 7.7 ± 1.2 | 7.0 ± 2.2 | 0.31 |
| Empiric antibiotics ≤48 h after birth, n (%) | 48 (64.9) | 30 (69.8) | 0.59 |
| Days of antibiotics in first 14 d of life | 2.2 ± 2.1 | 2.4 ± 3.0 | 0.78 |
| Received prophylactic indomethacin, n (%) | 11 (14.9) | 17 (39.5) | <0.01 |
| Received surfactant, n (%) | 48 (64.9) | 31 (72.1) | 0.42 |
1Values are means ± SDs (P value from Wilcoxon's rank-sum test) or n (%) (P value from Fisher's exact test). BW, body weight; DM, donor human milk; MOM, mother's own milk; SGA, small for gestational age.