Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population showing age distribution, gestational age at birth, birth weight, position in the family and feeding methods during the first 6 months after birth
Category | Characteristic | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at presentation (weeks) | < 2 | 1 | 4.8 |
2–4 | 9 | 42.9 | |
4–6 | 7 | 33.3 | |
> 6 | 4 | 19.0 | |
Gestational age (weeks) | < 37 | 12 | 57.1 |
37–42 | 9 | 42.9 | |
Birth weight (g) | < 25.00 | 14 | 66.7 |
25.00–4.000 | 7 | 33.3 | |
Family order | First | 10 | 47.6 |
Second | 3 | 14.3 | |
Third | 2 | 9.5 | |
Fourth | 3 | 14.3 | |
Fifth | 1 | 4.8 | |
Others | 2 | 9.5 | |
Feeding method | Breast feeding | 14 | 66.7 |
Artificial milk | 5 | 23.8 | |
Mixed feeding | 2 | 9.5 |