Research Article
Feasibility of Spectral Analysis as a Tool in Nursing Research to Quantify Patterns of Respiration in Premature Infants
Table 1
Demographic data of mothers and their preterm infants.
| Variables | Overall () | Group 1 () | Group 2 () |
| Mother’s age (year) | 24.80 (6.35) | 22.69 (5.29) | 26.71 (6.89) | Mother’s ethnicity | | | | White | 67.35% | 68% | 66.67% | African American | 30.61% | 32% | 29.17% | Hispanic | 2.04% | 00 | 70.83% | Delivery route | | | | Vaginal | 36.73% | 44% | 29.17% | C-section | 63.27% | 56% | 70.83% | Infants’ gender | | | | Male | 40.81% | 20.40% | 20.40% | Female | 59.18% | 30.61% | 28.57% | Infants’ birth weight (gram) | 1080 (193.20) | 1100.16 (120.30) | 1058.30 (251.00) | Infants’ Apgar score | | | | 1 minute | 5.65 (2.28) | 5.84 (2.08) | 5.43 (2.52) | 5 minutes | 7.17 (1.60) | 7.08 (1.78) | 7.26 (1.42) |
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Note: value represents the mean and standard deviation of maternal and infants’ characteristics.
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