Research Article
Characteristic Processes in Close Peer Friendships of Preterm Infants at Age 12
Table 2
Neonatal characteristics for study sample by prematurity group
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≥38 wga
(SD) | Preterm <37 wga
(SD) |
| Boys/girls | 19/21 | 54/72 | Birth weight* (grams) | 3422.9 (338.6) | 1257.2 (321.2) | Gestational age* (weeks) | 39.9 (.81) | 29.9 (2.6) | Length of stay* (days) | 3.0 (.42) | 52.3 (26.0) | Hobel neonatal risk score* [14] | 1.5 (3.6) | 85.9 (31.5) | Bronchopulmonary dysplasia* (/%) | 0 (0%) | 22 (17%) | Sepsis | 0 (0%) | 12 (10%) | Necrotizing enterocolitis# (/%) | 0 (0%) | 16 (13%) | Meningitis (/%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (2%) | Intraventricular hemorrhage (/%) | 0 (0%) | 25 (20%) | SES [15] | 39.4 (12.5) | 42.3 (14.6) |
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Note. wga: weeks of gestational age; ; #; *; SES: socioeconomic status.
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