Table 6.
Average daily enteral nutritional intake during the first 14 days.
|
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) | 50.44 (31.10; 69.50) | 20.74 (13.91; 38.19) | −0.459 | <0.0001 | −0.092 | 0.195 |
| Total caloric intake (kcal/kg) | 50.30 (35.79; 61.32) | 36.41 (22.93; 53.50) | −0.255 | <0.0001 | −0.073 | 0.306 |
| Carbohydrates (g/kg) | 5.65 (3.89; 6.91) | 4.18 (2.28; 5.92) | −0.248 | <0.0001 | −0.067 | 0.347 |
| Protein (g/kg) | 2.09 (1.42; 3.16) | 1.66 (0.76; 2.82) | −0.147 | <0.0001 | −0.071 | 0.317 |
| Lipids (g/kg) | 2.38 (1.80; 2.89) | 1.88 (1.15; 2.53) | −0.259 | <0.0001 | −0.072 | 0.310 |
| Iron (mg/kg) | 1.07 (0.44; 1.74) | 0.60 (0.22; 1.20) | −0.249 | <0.0001 | −0.086 | 0.226 |
| Zinc (mg/kg) | 0.89 (0.70; 1.03) | 0.80 (0.60; 0.95) | −0.144 | 0.038 | −0.047 | 0.506 |
| Vitamin A (mg/kg) | 0.34 (0.10; 0.63) | 0.16 (0.06; 0.60) | −0.103 | 0.141 | −0.045 | 0.528 |
| Vitamin E (mg/kg) | 1.80 (1.29; 1.38) | 1.37 (0.85; 2.05) | −0.226 | 0.001 | −0.075 | 0.289 |
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, and antenatal corticosteroid exposure.