Gestational age, weeks, median (min–max)† | 31.2 (26–35.4) | 31 (27–36) | 0.351 |
Small for gestational age | 59 (78.7) | 58 (77.3%) | 0.844 |
Weight at the start of the study, g median (min–max) | 1090 (580–1495) | 1170 (540–1492) | 0.385 |
Weight at the end of the study, g median (min–max) | 1980 (1010–4050) | 1980 (520–2920) | 0.666 |
Age at the start of the study, days median (min–max) | 5 (1–23) | 4 (1–15) | 0.019 |
APGAR Score at 1 min (%)* |
0–3 | 9 (12.0%) | 6 (8%) | 0.450* |
4–6 | 17 (22.7%) | 23 (30.7%) | |
>7 | 49 (65.3%) | 46 (61.3%) | |
APGAR score at 5 min (%) |
0–3 | 0 | 0 | 0.240* |
4–6 | 5 (6.7%) | 2 (2.7%) | |
≥7 | 70 (93.3%) | 73 (97.3%) | |
Prenatal steroids, (%) | 50 (66.7%) | 53 (70.7) | 0.590* |
Use of indometacin, (%) | 54 (72%) | 49 (65.3%) | 0.370* |
Use of surfactant, (%) | 57 (76%) | 52 (69.3%) | 0.360* |
Total days on antibiotic management, median (min–max) | 8 (0–43) | 7 (0–31) | 0.333 |
Total days with catheter, median (min–max) | 3 (0–10) | 3 (0–10) | 0.267 |
Days on parenteral nutrition, median (min–max) | 13 (4–45) | 12 (0–69) | 0.343 |
Total human milk fed (%) | 16 (21.3%) | 11 (14.7%) | 0.300* |
Mixed formula fed, 50% formula 50% human milk (%) | 43 (57.3%) | 52 (69.3%) | 0.280* |
Less than 50% of human milk, (%) | 16 (21.3%) | 12 (16%) | 0.310* |
Age reaching full feeds, days median (min–max) | 18 (0–56) | 15 (0–39) | 0.092 |
Days on study, median (min–max) | 38 (8–123) | 36 (3–114) | 0.524 |
Use of mechanical ventilator, days median (min–max) | 2 (0–26) | 1 (0–29) | 0.438 |
Nasal continuous positive airway pressure, days median (min–max) | 5 (0–33) | 6 (0–54) | 0.685 |
Oxygen therapy days median (min–max) | 21 (0–58) | 20 (0–57) | 0.406 |
Days without supplementary oxygen median (min–max) | 8 (0–39) | 8 (0–39) | 0.458 |
Total days of hospitalisation median (min–max) | 45 (13–134) | 40 (8–120) | 0.343 |