Table 1: Demographic and baseline data of the studied groups.
P1= I vs II, P2= I vs III, P3= II vs III.
Data Group I (Preterm) N=40 Group II (Late Preterm) N=40 Group III (Full term) N=40 P1 P2 P3
Weight
Range
Mean ±SD
1.1-2
1.61±0.28
2-2.8
2.3±2.5
2.7-3.5
3.1±2.5		 0.001* 0.001* 0.001*
Sex
Male
Female
28(70%)
12(30%)
24 (60%)
16 (40%)
32 (80%)
8 (20%)		 0.4 0.4 0.08
Gestational age
Range
Mean ±SD
28-32
29.9±1.4
33-36
34.7±1.1
37-40
38.7±1.01		 0.001* 0.001* 0.001*
Mother age
Range
Mean ±SD
21-40
28.6±5.3
22-39
30.5±5.3
21-40
30±5.6		 0.1 0.2 0.6
Delivery
SVD
CS
10(25%)
30(75%)
12(30%)
28(70%)
12(30%)
28(70%)		 0.8 0.8 0.5
Mother disease
No
40(100%)
40(100%)
40(100%)		 0.5 0.5 0.5
Clinical sign of late sepsis
No
Yes
4(10%)
36(90%)
29(72.5%)
11(27.5%)
35(87.5%)
5(12.5%)		 0.005* 0.009* 0.1