Table 1
Characteristics of group at birth and at discharge
| Birth characteristics | Discharge characteristics | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Birthweight (g) | GA (days) | Sex (M:F) | Discharge weight (g) | PMA (days) | PNA (days) | Hb (g/l) |
MCV (fl) | MCH (g/dl) | Ferritin (μg/l)** | Transfusions (n)** | Transfused (%) | ||
| Group A | 29 | 1383 | 217 | 19:10 | 2192 | 254 | 37.3 | 120 | 96.6 | 33.0 | 100.5 | 0 | 45% | |
| (SD 258) | (SD 16) | (SD 277) | (SD 10) | (SD 17.4) | (SD 17) | (SD 5.7) | (SD 2.5) | (39–254) | (0–3) | |||||
| Group B | 34 | 1336 | 214 | 16:18 | 2131 | 253 | 39.6 | 128 | 98.1 | 33.7 | 163 | 1 | 52% | |
| (SD 328) | (SD 14) | (SD 338) | (SD 9) | (SD 17.5) | (SD 23) | (SD 7.4) | (SD 2.8) | (23–463) | (0–5) | |||||
| Group C | 15 | 1258 | 214 | 7:8 | 2019 | 253 | 38.3 | 109 | 96.8 | 33.2 | 0 | 15% | ||
| (SD 239) | (SD 12) | (SD 255) | (SD 9) | (SD 12.3) | (SD 19) | (SD 6.6) | (SD 2.1) | (0–1) | ||||||
| p value | 0.3971-150 | 0.6061-150 | 0.282† | 0.2031-150 | 0.7941-150 | 0.8521-150 | 0.0241-150 1 | 0.7431-150 | 0.6561-150 | 0.535# | 0.0711-153 | 0.083† | ||
