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Table 1 Demographic data of very low birth weight infants in two time periods

From: Breastfeeding and human milk bank in a neonatal intensive care unit: impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in an Italian cohort of very low birth weight infants

 

2017 – 2019

(n = 101)

2020 – 2021

(n = 67)

P-value

Gender – n (%)

 Male

57 (56.4)

33 (49.3)

0.36

 Female

44 (43.6)

34 (50.8)

Twins – n (%)

24 (23.8)

24 (35.8)

0.09

Gestational age (weeks)n (%)

 Extremely preterm infants (<  28 weeks)

22 (21.8)

15 (22.4)

0.07

 Very preterm infants

58 (57.4)

28 (41.8)

 Moderate to late preterm

21 (20.8)

24 (35.8)

Birth weight (g) median (IQR)

1150 (890-1360)

1200 (820-1410)

0.47

IUGR

19 (19.8)

24 (36.4)

0.02*

AGA n (%)

64 (63.4)

35 (52.2)

0.34

SGA n (%)

23 (22.8)

21 (31.3)

LGA n (%)

14 (13.9)

11 (16.4)

  1. AGA adequate for gestational age, IUGR intrauterine growth-restricted, LGA large for gestational age, SGA small for gestational age