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Table 5 Temperature at admission (T1) and after two hours (T2), hypoglycemia, respiratory disorders and need of NICU admission

From: The transition from intra to extra-uterine life in late preterm infant: a single-center study

  

Gestational Age (Weeks+ days of gestation)

 

Total (n = 276)

340/7 (n = 62)

350/7 (n = 77)

360/7 (n = 137)

P*

Temperature at T1, °C

mean±DS (range)

36.2 ± 0.6

(33.6–37.9)

36.1 ± 0.7

(33.6–37.6)

36.3 ± 0.7

(34.0–37.9)

36.3 ± 0.5

(34.7–37.3)

0.10

Temperature at T2, °C

mean±DS (range)

36.5 ± 0.5

(35.0–37.5)

36.4 ± 0.5

(35.0–37.5)

36.4 ± 0.5

(35.0–37.4)

36.4 ± 0.4

(34.8–37.1)

0.51

Hypoglicemia, n (%)

27 (9.7)

9 (14.5)

5 (6.5)

13 (7.3)

0.28

Respiratory disorders, n (%)

34 (12.3)

18 (29.9 %)

7 (9.1)

9 (6.5)

<0.001

 TTN, n (%)

22 (7.9)

10 (16.1)

4 (5.2)

8 (5.8)

0.01

 RDS, n (%)

12 (4.3)

8 (12.9)

3 (3.9)

1 (0.7)

0.004

NICU admission, n (%)

14 (5.1)

8 (12.9)

5 (6.5)

1 (0.7)

0.001

  1. Abbreviations: NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, RDS Respiratory Distress Syndrome, TTN Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
  2. *P-value is calculated among the three gestational age groups