Table 1.
Infant characteristics at study entry.
| Study Group | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| IPF | EHF | ||
| gender, n (%) | |||
| male | 17 (56.7) | 16 (53.3) | 0.795 |
| female | 13 (43.3) | 14 (46.7) | |
| birth type, n (%) | |||
| singleton | 15 (50) | 17 (56.7) | 0.605 |
| twin | 15 (50) | 13 (43.3) | |
| Cesarean Section, n (%) | 26 (86.7) | 26 (86.7) | 1.000 |
| Apgar score, n (%) | |||
| 6–7 | 3 (10.0) | 6 (20) | 0.760 |
| 8 | 6 (20.0) | 6 (20) | |
| 9 | 16 (53.3) | 12 (40) | |
| 10 | 5 (16.7) | 6 (20) | |
| gestational age (days) * | 30.1 (1.6) | 30.9 (1.9) | 0.803 |
| birth anthropometrics * | |||
| weight (g) | 1278.7 (259.7) | 1301 (293.2) | 0.756 |
| length (cm) | 38.1 (2.8) | 38.1 (3.3) | 0.973 |
| head circumference (cm) | 27.3 (1.7) | 27.7 (2.4) | 0.481 |
* Mean ± standard deviation (SD).