Table 3.

Pooled means and the differences per group at t = 0

	Mean 1(SD)	Mean 2 (SD)	Mean Diff	SE of diff	n1	n2	q	df	Adjusted p value
EOS vs. LOS	786 (332)	1463 (800)	− 677	58.85	106	65	16.27	453	<.0001
EOS vs. Control	786 (332)	410 (194)	376	42.5	106	285	12.51	453	<.0001
LOS vs. Control	1463 (800)	410 (194)	1053	51.35	65	285	29	453	<.0001

df degrees of freedom, EOS early-onset sepsis, LOS late-onset sepsis, SE standard error; Studies included for this analysis: EOS n = 4 [9, 11, 27, 28]; LOS n = 3 [10, 12, 27]; Controls n = 9 [9–13, 27, 28, 30, 32]