The Effect of Optimally Timed Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Length of Hospital Stay in Moderate and Late Preterm Infants: Results from a RCT
Table 3
General characteristics of the study population at baseline with OMT time frame <9 days.
Study group ( = 43)
Control group ( = 47)
value
Neonatal
Males*
21 (48.8)
26 (55.3)
0.69
Gestational age (w)
33.9 (2.1)
34.4 (1.6)
0.22
Birth weight (gr.)
2206 (605)
2282 (466)
0.51
Small for gestational age*
5 (11.6)
6 (12.8)
0.76
Complications
Jaundice*
15 (34.9)
14 (29.8)
0.85
Feeding*
9 (20.9)
7 (14.9)
0.62
Esophageal reflux**
1 (2.3)
1 (2.1)
1.00
Respiratory*
9 (20.9)
12 (25.5)
0.51
Endocrine & metabolic*
13 (30.2)
15 (31.9)
0.71
DRG*
0.60
386
3 (7.0)
3 (6.3)
387
16 (37.2)
13 (27.7)
388
24 (55.8)
31 (66.0)
Maternal
Total number of women
37
44
0.44
Single gestation*
30 (81.1)
42 (95.5)
0.16
Multiple gestation*
7 (18.9)
2 (4.5)
0.10
Vaginal delivery*
10 (27.0)
12 (27.3)
0.67
C section*
27 (73.0)
32 (72.7)
0.51
Cephalic presentation*
42 (97.7)
45 (95.7)
0.75
Breech presentation**
1 (2.3)
2 (4.3)
0.56
Pregnancy
No complications*
20 (66.7)
19 (57.7)
0.87
Gestational diabetes**
4 (13.3)
3 (9.1)
0.71
Infections**
1 (3.3)
2 (6.1)
0.56
Other conditions**
4 (13.4)
5 (15.2)
0.74
Placenta abruption**
0 (0.0)
1 (3.0)
0.32
PROM**
1 (3.3)
1 (3.0)
1.00
DRG: diagnosis related groups. Numbers are mean (SD). value from -test. (%), value from Fisher’s test. Complications were classified according to ICD-9 codes. Pregnancy data were classified according to ICD-9 diagnosis codes. ** (%), value from Fisher’s exact test.
