Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Moderate Preterm Infants

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

Characteristic	EPT	MPT	LPT/T
Incidence of NEC as % of NICU admits at corresponding GA	10% (43/399)	7% (99/1359)	0.7% (30/4355)
GA at birth (weeks, mean ± SD)	25.5±1.4	30.5±1.7	36.1±1.8
Birth weight (kg)	0.77±0.18	1.41±0.37	2.54±0.6
Postnatal day at onset of NEC (d)	25.9±18	18±15	12.7±16.2
Postmenstrual age at diagnosis (weeks)	29.2±2.4	33.1±2.2	37.9±2.9