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Table 3 Growth of discharged infants with admission ≥14 days, values reported as mean ± sd

From: Donor milk intake and infant growth in a South African neonatal unit: a cohort study

Growth Velocity by Donor Milk Consumption

<  50% of feeds as DM

≥ 50% of feeds as DM

p

 All discharged infants

n = 48

n = 16

0.3

13.5 ± 5.3

11.8 ± 4.9

 Discharged very low birth weight infants

n = 41

n = 15

0.2

14.3 ± 4.7

12.7 ± 3.4

Growth Velocity by Maternal HIV Status

No HIV Infection

HIV Infection

 

 All discharged infants

n = 42

n = 22

0.6

13.4 ± 4.3

12.6 ± 6.7

 Discharged very low birth weight infants

n = 42

n = 14

0.1

13.4 ± 4.3

15.3 ± 4.6