Table 4.
Parameters of parenteral and enteral nutrition.
| Variable | HMF Group (n = 96) |
BMF Group (n = 96) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||
| Time to full enteral feedings (days) | 26 (19, 38) | 20 (14, 32) | 0.0018 |
| Parenteral Nutrition (days) | 28 (19, 44) | 22 (15, 40) | 0.01 |
| Central line (days) | 30 (20, 49) | 24 (15, 45) | 0.01 |
| Fortifier days up to 32+0 weeks | 20 (8, 28) | 19 (10, 30) | n.s. |
| Fortifier days up to 37+0 weeks | 48 (35, 59) | 45 (31, 57) | n.s. |
| n (%) | n (%) | p-value | |
| Enteral nutrition up to 32+0 weeks | |||
| - HM + Fortifier | 84 (88%) | 89 (93%) | n.s. |
| - deceased | 3 (3%) | 3 (3%) | n.s. |
| Enteral nutrition at 37+0 weeks | |||
| - HM | 5 (5%) | 0 (0%) | n.s. |
| - HM + BMF | 39 (41%) | 38 (39.5%) | n.s. |
| - Formula | 36 (38%) | 37 (38.5%) | n.s. |
| - Mixed | 13 (14%) | 18 (19%) | n.s. |
HM = human milk, HMF = human milk based fortifier, BMF = bovine based human milk fortifier, IQR = interquartile range; Mann-Whitney U test, Chi-Squared test (or Fishers Exact test) as appropriate.