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Table 3 Comparison of neonatal neurobehavioral assessment outcomes at a corrected gestational age of 37 weeks

From: Effect of breast milk intake volume on early behavioral neurodevelopment of extremely preterm infants

Variable

Breast milk group

F value

P value

Low proportion (n = 70)

Medium proportion (n = 61)

High proportion (n = 56)

Behavioral ability

10.13 ± 1.78

10.64 ± 1.34

10.66 ± 1.63

2.318

0.101

Passive muscle tension

6.89 ± 1.12

7.08 ± 1.01

7.59 ± 0.6

8.779

<0.001

Active muscle tension

5.97 ± 1.54

6.36 ± 1.53

6.96 ± 0.99

7.911

<0.001

Primitive reflexes

5.53 ± 0.94

5.9 ± 0.35

5.91 ± 0.29

7.822

<0.001

General assessment

5.96 ± 0.27

5.98 ± 0.13

6 ± 0

0.933

0.395

Total NBNA score

34.43 ± 4.09

35.98 ± 2

37.13 ± 2.13

12.98

<0.001

  1. NBNA Neonatal neurobehavioral assessment