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Table 2 Comparison of baseline characteristics according to the type of total parenteral nutrition among a cohort of preterm infants admitted to NICU of Alexandria university pediatrics hospitals in 2021 before and after IPSW

From: Impact of SMOFlipid emulsion integration in total parenteral nutrition on inpatient outcomes and economic burden for preterm neonates: a retrospective cohort study

 

Unadjusted

 

Adjusted by IPSW

Variables

TPN with SMOFlipid

 

TPN without SMOFlipid

P

aSMD

TPN with SMOFlipid

TPN without SMOFlipid

a P

aSMD

n = 103

 

n = 104

  

n = 103

 

n = 87

  

Birth weight (kg)

1.29(0.33)

1.30

(0.035)

0.701

0.06

1.29

(0.33)

1.29

(0.33)

0.962

0.01

Gestational age (Weeks)

29.41(2.09)

 

28.29

(1.71)

< 0.001*

0.54

29.41

(2.09)

29.33

(1.97)

0.806

0.04

Sex (Female)

5957.3%

 

41

39.4%

< 0.01*

0.36

59

57.3%

50

57.5%

0.999

0.00

  1. Sex is expressed as frequency and percentage. Birth weight and gestational age are expressed as mean and standard deviation. an Adjusted P value from IPSW comparisons (aSMD < 0.1 indicates that distributions conditioned on the propensity score are balanced)
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