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Table 1 Clinical Characteristics

From: A comparative analyses of lipid ratios representing desaturase enzyme activity between preterm and term infants within the first ten weeks of life

Characteristics

Preterm Cohort

Term Cohort

PEF

(nā€‰=ā€‰67)

PAT

(nā€‰=ā€‰38)

Birth

(nā€‰=ā€‰82)

2 weeks

post delivery

(nā€‰=ā€‰93)

6 weeks

post delivery

(nā€‰=ā€‰81)

Gestational Age at Birth

(weeks)

28.00

(2.2)

28.00

(2.3)

39.77

(1.2)

39.77

(1.2)

39.88

(1.1)

Age at assessment

4 (2)

weeks

10 (3)

Weeks

5 (2)

days

2 (1)

weeks

6 (0)

weeks

Sex

ā™‚: 28 (40%)

ā™€: 42 (60%)

ā™‚:20 (53%)

ā™€:18 (47%)

ā™‚:39 (47%)

ā™€:43 (53%)

ā™‚:39 (42%)

ā™€:54 (58%)

ā™‚:33 (41%)

ā™€:48 (59%)

Weight at birth (g)

1117 (407)

1125 (389)

3605 (505)

3657 (487)

3680 (537)

Weight SDS at birth

-0.34 (1.25)

-0.37 (1.31)

0.41 (0.92)

0.51 (0.89)

0.50 (1.08)

Weight at assessment (g)

1456 (422)

2488 (555)

3593 (492)

3981 (612)

4866 (115)

Weight SDS at assessment

-1.81 (2.16)

-1.61 (1.39)

0.046 (0.87)

0.13 (0.99)

0.57 (1.18)

Feeding type

BM 42 (60%)

FM 7 (10%)

MF 18 (27%)

BM 22 (58%)

FM 10 (26%)

MF 6 (16%)

BM 71 (87%)

FM 4 (5%)

MF 6 (7%)

NA 1(1%)

BM 81 (87%)

FM 2 (2%)

MF 10 (11%)

BM 64 (79%)

FM 4 (5%)

MF 13 (16%)

  1. Abbreviation: PEF ā€“Preterm established on enteral feeding, PAT ā€“ Preterm at Term, BM ā€“ Breast milk, FM ā€“ Formula Milk, MF ā€“ Mixed Feeding. Data is given as n (%) or mean (SD) NA ā€“ not available