Table 3.

Baseline Characteristics of Preterm Neonates

Variables	Frequency (N=351)	Percentage
Postnatal age at admission (days)
<1	299	85.2
≥1	52	14.8
Gender
Females	179	51.0
Males	172	49.0
Gestational age (weeks)
<28	35	10.0
28–31	102	29.0
32–33	82	23.4
34–36	132	37.6
Birth weight (kg)
<1	29	8.3
1–1.4	74	21.1
1.5–2.4	239	68.1
≥2.5	9	2.5
APGAR score at 5 minutes*
<7	47	15.0
≥7	267	85.0
Resuscitation
Yes	93	26.5
No	258	73.5

Note: *Apgar score at 5 minutes was documented for 314 preterm neonates.