Table 1: Demographic characteristics.

Variable

10% Dextrose (n = 64)

24% Sucrose (n = 64)

p value*

Gender (male/female)

32/32

33/31

0.860

Birth weight (gm)

2955 ± 435

2826 ± 514

0.213

Gestational age (weeks)

38.2 ± 1.0

38.1 ± 1.0

0.732

Postnatal age (hours)

69.0 ± 46.5

68.4 ± 38.5

0.105

Mode of delivery (VD/LSCS)

17/47

23/41

0.253

Apgar score at 5 min

9

9

 

We express data as a number or mean ± SD (standard deviation); *p value corresponds to results of independent t-test for continuous data and χ2 test for categorical data.