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Demographic characteristics of 187 preterm and term neonates. |
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| Variables/Categories |
n (%) |
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| Gender (boys/Girls) |
114 (61)/73 (39) |
| Gestational age (wks), median (range) |
34 (23–42) |
| < 28 |
17 (9.1) |
| 28–32 |
49 (26.2) |
| 33–36 |
58 (31) |
| ≥37 |
63 (33.7) |
| Birth Weight (g), median (range) |
1968 (454–4132) |
| < 1000 |
27 (14.4) |
| 1000–1499 |
31 (16.6) |
| 1500–1999 |
38 (20.3) |
| ≥2000 |
91 (48.7) |
| Apgar score 1 min/5 min, median (range) |
8 (0–10)/9 (2–10) |
| Age at hospitalization (day), median (range) |
0 (0–9) |
| Hospitalization (day), median (range) |
32 (5–182) |
| Caesarian Section |
96 (51.3) |
| Multiple gestation |
4 (2.3) |
| Intubation |
111(59.4) |
| Oxygenation |
72 (38.5) |
| Birth asphyxia |
27 (14.4) |
| Intrauterine growth retardation |
23 (12.3) |
| Respiratory distress syndrome |
31 (16.6) |
| Transient tachypnea of the newborn |
38 (20.3) |
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Data are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%). | |
Begum et al. Journal of Circadian Rhythms 2006 4:11 doi:10.1186/1740-3391-4-11 |
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