Research Article

A Comparative Study of Oral Microbiota in Infants with Complete Cleft Lip and Palate or Cleft Soft Palate

Table 1

Descriptive statistics and statistical comparisons between CLP group and CSP group.

CLP group ()CSP group () value

Age in days, median (IQR)
 At T17.5 (4–11)7 (4–10)
 At T277 (66–91)70 (63–90)
Gender
 Female, (%)11 (36)14 (56)
 Male, (%)19 (64)11 (44)
Mode of delivery
 Natural (%)13 (43)16 (64)
 Caesarean section (%)23 (77)9 (36)
Birth weight (grams), median (IQD)3000 (2400–3800)3000 (2500–3800)

–Whitney test; -square test.
The results printed in boldface reached statistical significance (p < 0.05).