Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients

Characteristics	Control group (n=40)	Midazolam group (n=40)	P
Birth weight (g) (mean±SD)	1435±519	1794±673	0.07
Postnatal age (min)	95.38±50	111.6±49	0.14
Gestational age (weeks) (mean±SD)	29.8±0.3	31.8±2.6	0.06
Sex (male %)	57.5	72.5	0.237
Baseline heart rate (beat/min) (mean±SD)	143.9±2.7	145.5±14.5	0.59
Baseline mean blood pressure (mm Hg) (mean±SD)	45.8±11.4	41.6±7.4	0.057
Baseline SpO2 (%) (mean±SD)	90.6±2.6	89.9±4.8	0.39

SD=Standard deviation