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. 2020 Feb 28;15(2):e0229434. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229434

Table 4. Comparison of breastfeeding and clinical outcome variables between normal and abnormal infant neurodevelopment.

Breastfeeding and clinical outcome Neurodevelopment p-value
Normal for age (n = 42) Delayed for age (n = 42)
Exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months 26 (61.9) 23 (54.8) 0.507
Hospital admissions 4 (9.5) 5(11.9) 0.500
Neurological abnormalities 24 (57.1) 32 (76.2) 0.064
HC at the last Bayley evaluation 47.4 (2.2) 47.7 (1.6) 0.387
 HC Z-score at the last Bayley evaluation 0.9 (1.0) 0.7 (1.0) 0.458
Delta HC -0.1 (1.3) 0.1 (1.1) 0.007

HC: head circumference; Delta Z-score HC: difference between Z-score HC mean at last examination and at birth.