Table 3.
Demographics of those with or without GT at follow-up.
| Variables | No tube feeding at FU N=108 |
Tube feeding at FU N=225 |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small for Gestational Age | 12 (11) | 26 (12) | 0.99 |
| Male | 53 (49) | 109 (49) | 0.99 |
| White | 70 (67) | 117 (53) | 0.02 |
| Hispanic | 29 (27) | 22 (10) | <0.01 |
| High School degree | 57 (72) | 127 (75) | 0.64 |
| Length of hospital stay | 158.20 (62.83) | 174.68 (75.11) | 0.08 |
| NEC | 9 (8) | 13 (6) | 0.48 |
| BPD | 75 (71) | 178 (80) | 0.07 |
| Severe IVH (grade III or IV) or PVL | 31 (29) | 65 (29) | 0.99 |
| Weight Z-score at 36 weeks | −1.53 (0.86) | −1.66 (0.87) | 0.22 |
| Length Z-score at 36 weeks | −2.02 (0.88) | −2.38 (0.94) | 0.14 |
| Head circumference Z-score at 36 weeks | −1.58 (0.94) | −1.77 (1.04) | 0.38 |
| Weight Z-score at follow-up | −1.72 (1.42) | −1.53 (1.55) | 0.17 |
| Length Z-score at follow-up | −1.16 (1.11) | −1.40 (1.21) | 0.48 |
| Head circumference Z-score at follow-up | −1.18 (1.57) | −1.39 (1.74) | 0.03 |
| Follow-up weight <10th % | 60 (57) | 123 (55) | 0.81 |
| Follow-up height <10th % | 51 (48) | 117 (53) | 0.48 |
| Follow-up HC <10th % | 43 (41) | 110 (50) | 0.13 |
| Weight gain velocity (g/month) | 381.73 (70.75) | 401.04 (85.48) | 0.19 |
| Length gain velocity (cm/month) | 1.80 (0.23) | 1.84 (0.25) | 0.74 |
| Head circumference gain velocity (cm/month) | 0.74 (0.14) | 0.76 (0.15) | 0.11 |
| NDI | 47 (44) | 156 (69) | <0.01 |
| Moderate/severe cerebral palsy | 6 (6) | 66 (29) | <0.01 |
| BSID III Cognitive <70 | 16 (15) | 93 (43) | <0.01 |
| BSID III Cognitive <85 | 43 (40) | 140 (65) | <0.01 |
| BSID III Language <70 | 27 (25) | 114 (55) | <0.01 |
| Chronic breathing problems | 39 (37) | 140 (63) | <0.01 |
| Chronic feeding problems | 40 (37) | 156 (69) | <0.01 |