Research Article
Growth of Infants with Intestinal Failure or Feeding Intolerance Does Not Follow Standard Growth Curves
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of NICU infants with intestinal failure or feeding intolerance (
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| Characteristic | Frequency () | Percentage (%) | Mean ± SD |
| Gender of child | | | | Male | 102 | 62 | | Female | 62 | 38 | | Ethnicity | | | | White | 65 | 39.6 | | Hispanic | 47 | 28.7 | | Black | 37 | 22.6 | | Asian | 12 | 7.3 | | Other | 3 | 1.8 | | Age of infants | | | | Birth gestational Age (wks) | | | | Anthropometrics | | | | Birth weight (g) | | | | Birth length (cm) | | | | Birth head circumference (cm) | | | | Hospitalization | | | | Admission day of life (d) | | | | Average length of stay (d) | | | |
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