Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of preterm infants (n = 30)

Birth weight (g)

1044 (257.6)

1070 (421.9)

1175 (348.3)

0.660

Gestational age (weeks)

28.4 (1.5)

28.4 (2.1)

28.2 (2.5)

0.971

Days to full feeds

15.10 (4.2)

16.4 (8.1)

14.45 (6.8)

0.794

First day of enteral feeding

3.8 (1.8)

5.4 (3.8)

3.9 (2.0)

0.359

Sepsis

0 (0)

2 (20)

2 (20)

0.332

0.338

 Medical

0 (0)

1 (10)

0 (0)

 Surgical

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Perf

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

PDA

1 (10)

1 (10)

3 (30)

0.778

 Cesarean section

9 (90)

9 (90)

9 (90)

0.809