Table 6.24.
Incidence of delayed recovery according to weight* on admissions
| Ethnic origin |
I Below 3rd percentile |
II 3rd–50th percentile |
III Above 50th percentile |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR | NR | Total | DR | NR | Total | DR | NR | Total | DR | NR | Total | |
| North European | 5 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 72 | 87 | 6 | 43 | 49 | 26 | 130 | 156 |
| Asian | 7 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 46 |
| Negro | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 41 |
| Mediterranean | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Total | 14 | 22 | 36 | 31 | 114 | 145 | 11 | 60 | 71 | 56 | 196 | 252 |
| Percent delayed recovery | 39% | 21% | 15% | 26% | ||||||||
| Chi-square | I-II:4.73 | II-III:1.05 | I-III:7.3 | I-II+III:6.75 |
| (P) | (0.1<P<0.05) | (n.s.) | (P<0.001) | (P<0.01) |
DR: delayed recovery; NR: normal recovery.
*
Weight on admission corrected for dehydration; children with birthweights under 2500 g or twins were excluded.