Table 2 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the preterm and term infants included in the study
Variables | Preterm with GMH (n = 13) | Preterm without GMH (n = 42) | Term group (n = 24) | P value preterm without GMH vs. term | P value (with vs. without GMH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GA, wk | 27.4 ± 3.1 | 30.1 ± 3.8 | 38.1 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 | 0.002 |
BW, g | 909.2 ± 373.1 | 1373.5 ± 471.6 | 3142.9 ± 306.9 | < 0.001 | 0.002 |
HC, cm | 25.1 ± 3.5 | 27.4 ± 3.1 | 34.0 ± 1.1 | < 0.001 | 0.004 |
Cesarean section | 8 (66.7) | 36 (85.7) | 10 (41.7) | 0.011 | 0.203 |
Male sex | 7 (53.8) | 19 (45.2) | 18 (75.1) | 0.028 | 0.068 |
HC MRI, cm | 33.1 ± 1.2 | 33.9 ± 1.5 | 34.7 ± 2.3 | 0.079 | 0.068 |
Age at MRI scan, wk | 37.2 ± 1.4 | 37.8 ± 1.7 | 39.8 ± 0.9 | < 0.001 | 0.116 |
Culture-proven sepsis | 3 (23.1) | 6 (14.3) | – | – | 0.428 |
NEC (requiring surgery) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (2.2) | – | – | 0.925 |
TPN days | 44.42 ± 28.16 | 30.61 ± 29.6 |  |  | 0.156 |
BPD | 10 (76.9) | 21 (50.0) | – | – | 0.116 |