Mean differences in standard deviation scores of growth parameters for age for children with feeding difficulties compared with those with no difficulties among children born at 25 weeks gestational age or less
| Any feeding difficulties | Swallowing difficulty only | Food refusal only | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean difference (95% CI) | n | Mean difference (95% CI) | n | Mean difference (95% CI) | |
| Independent t test: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001. | ||||||
| BMI, Body mass index; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference. | ||||||
| Height | 87 | −0.37 (−0.68 to −0.07)* | 31 | −0.31 (−0.82 to 0.21) | 44 | −0.42 (−0.80 to −0.04)* |
| Weight | 88 | −0.63 (−0.96 to −0.30)*** | 31 | −0.84 (−1.40 to −0.28)** | 45 | −0.53 (−0.94 to −0.12)* |
| Head circumference | 93 | −0.94 (−1.29 to −0.58)*** | 34 | −1.36 (−1.95 to −0.76)*** | 47 | −0.41 (−0.84 to 0.03) |
| BMI | 84 | −0.56 (−0.92 to −0.20)** | 30 | −0.67 (−1.19 to −0.15)* | 42 | −0.29 (−0.72 to 0.15) |
| MUAC | 93 | −0.30 (−0.53 to −0.06)* | 34 | −0.33 (−067 to 0.01) | 46 | −0.21 (−0.52 to 0.10) |