Table 1.
General characteristics of the infants in this study
| Group | Hypoglycemia group (Group A) | Control group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subgroup | Group A1 | Group A2 | Group A3 | |
| n | 103 | 38 | 16 | 144 |
| Male (%) | 54 (52.4) | 22 (55.3) | 9 (56) | 77 (53.5) |
| Gestation (weeks) | 37.8 ± 1.4 | 38.2 ± 0.8 | 37.6 ± 1.1 | 38.9 ± 0.7 |
| Birth weight (g) | 3223 ± 347 | 3468 ± 365 | 3542 ± 432 | 3384 ± 242 |
| Apgar score (5 min) | 8.7 ± 0.3 | 9.1 ± 0.4 | 8.9 ± 0.3 | 9.1 ± 0.5 |
| Cases of ventilation (%) | 4 (3.9) | 0 | 1 (6.3) | 3 (2.1) |
| Cases of feeding intolerance (%) | 6 (5.8) | 3 (7.9) | 1 (18.8) | 7 (4.9) |
| maternal insulin (%) | 2 (2.0) | 3 (7.9)△ | 5 (31.0) # △ | 0 (0) |
| W-gain. Preg-mother (kg) | 12.4 ± 3.5 | 14.8 ± 2.6△ | 15.3 ± 1.9△ | 11.1 ± 2.2 |
| Cases of breast feeding (%) (at 2 weeks) (total volume > 50%) | 84 (81.2) | 24 (63.2) | 9 (56.3) | 123 (85.4) |
*t test, # chi-squared test; △ p < 0.05, compared with the control group. W-gain. Preg-mother: weight gain of the mother in pregnancy