The effect of early versus late lipid infusion in parenteral nutrition on the biochemical and cortical auditory evoked potential parameters in preterm neonates

Table 1 Demographic data of the studied population

		Early lipid infusion	Late lipid infusion	Test value	P-value	Sig.
		No. = 26	No. = 23	Test value	P-value	Sig.
Gender	Male	15 (57.7%)	10 (43.5%)	0.987^*	0.321	NS
Gender	Female	11 (42.3%)	13 (56.5%)	0.987^*	0.321	NS
BW/kg	Mean ± SD	1.22 ± 0.11	1.25 ± 0.13	−0.940^•	0.352	NS
BW/kg	Range	1.03 − 1.4	1 − 1.5	−0.940^•	0.352	NS
GA(weeks)	Mean ± SD	30.67 ± 1.24	30.89 ± 1.26	−0.622^•	0.537	NS
GA(weeks)	Range	29 − 32	29 − 32	−0.622^•	0.537	NS
Median apgar at 5 min	Mean ± SD	7.46 ± 0.71	7.35 ± 1.11	0.432^•	0.667	NS
Median apgar at 5 min	Range	6 − 9	6 − 9	0.432^•	0.667	NS