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.