Table 3.
Average daily total nutritional intake during the first 14 days with additional risk adjustment for small for gestational age (SGA).
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No/mild BPD
n = 144 |
Moderate/severe BPD
n = 63 |
Before risk adjustment | After risk adjustmenta | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rho | p-value | rho | p-value | |||
| Total fluid intake (ml/kg) | 129.73 (116.82; 144.08) | 108.81 (91.19; 129.20) | −0.313 | <0.0001 | −0.007 | 0.927 |
| Total caloric intake (kcal/kg) | 94.27 (86.53; 100.32) | 85.92 (76.22; 94.96) | −0.269 | <0.0001 | −0.140 | 0.048 |
| Carbohydrates (g/kg) | 11.99 (10.88; 12.98) | 10.83 (9.59; 11.58) | −0.341 | <0.0001 | −0.146 | 0.039 |
| Protein (g/kg) | 4.26 (3.15; 5.30) | 4.04 (3.23; 5.50) | −0.001 | 0.994 | −0.027 | 0.700 |
| Lipids (g/kg) | 3.38 (2.85; 3.84) | 3.04 (2.54; 3.60) | −0.185 | 0.008 | −0.097 | 0.173 |
| Iron (mg/kg) | 1.07 (0.44; 1.74) | 0.60 (0.22; 1.20) | −0.249 | <0.0001 | −0.094 | 0.186 |
| Zinc (mg/kg) | 0.89 (0.70; 1.03) | 0.80 (0.60; 0.95) | −0.144 | 0.038 | −0.049 | 0.487 |
| Vitamin A (mg/kg) | 0.41 (0.16; 0.68) | 0.24 (0.13; 0.67) | −0.064 | 0.360 | −0.040 | 0.570 |
| Vitamin E (mg/kg) | 2.36 (1.89; 2.9) | 2.03 (1.55; 2.54) | −0.182 | 0.009 | −0.074 | 0.295 |
Data are presented as median and interquartile range (Q1; Q3). p < 0.05, Spearman's correlation coefficient. The statistically significant results are indicated by bold print.
a
After risk adjustment for gestational age, birth weight, sex, multiple birth, antenatal corticosteroid exposure, and SGA.