Table 1:

Neonatal clinical characteristics of the study participants^{^a}

	Abnormal Attention		P Value^{^b}
	No (n = 12)	Yes (n = 12)	P Value^{^b}
Male	6	6	1.0
Gestational age at birth (mean) (wk)	29.4 ± 1.83	27.8 ± 2.9	.093
BW (median) (IQR) (g)	1167 (900–1365)	875 (708–898)	.043
BW z score, (median) (IQR)	−0.35 (−1.05–0.48)	−0.22 (−0.73–0.34)	.82
Cesarean delivery	6	4	.41
Intubated at birth	5	11	.027
Apgar 5 (median) (IQR)	8 (6.5–8)	5.5 (3.5–8)	.84
Apgar 10 (median) (IQR)	7 (4–7)	6.5 (5–8)	.56
Hypotension	5	10	.089
Patent ductus arteriosus	2	7	.089
Necrotizing enterocolitis	0	5	.037
Chronic lung disease	1	6	.069
Neonatal surgery	2	8	.036
Infection	2	10	.022

Note:—BW indicates birth weight; IQR, interquartile range.
↵a All neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis had surgery.
↵b Kruskal-Wallis for continuous variables; Fisher exact test for categoric variables.