. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: Neonatology. 2018 Nov 27;115(2):149–155. doi: 10.1159/000494103

Table 1:

Subject Characteristics

	Preterm (21)	Late preterm (22)	Term (21)	P-Value
Birthweight (g, Mean ± SD )	1665 ±538	2351 ±624	3379 ± 509	<.001^a
Gestation age (weeks, Mean ± SD)	30.9 ±2.9	34.9 ±0.8	39.1 ±1.1	<.001^a
Maternal age (years, Mean ± SD )	29.3 ±7.5	27.5 ±5.7	30.9 ±7.2	.270^a
Gender, n (%)
Male	13(62)	13 (59.1)	14(66.7)	.875^b
Female	8(38)	9 (40.9)	7(33.3)
Mode of delivery, n (%)
C-Section	13(62)	9 (40.9)	14(66.7)	.192^b
Vaginal delivery	8(38)	13 (59.1)	7(33.3)
Apgar score (1 minute) median (IQR)	7 (5–8)	8 (7–8)	8 (8–8)	.165^c
Apgar score (5 minute) median (IQR)	8 (8–9)	8 (8–9)	9 (9–9)	.053^c

One-way ANOVA

Pearson Chi-square test

Kruskal-Wallis test

IQR= interquartile range