Table 1 Clinical parameters of the study cohort
From: Unveiling the dynamics of the breast milk microbiome: impact of lactation stage and gestational age
|  | Term Birth (TB, n = 30) | Preterm Birth (PTB, n = 18) | p-values |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at conception in years; Median (IQR) | 23.5 (21–26.8) | 21.5 (20–24.5) | 0.3628 |
Height at conception in cm; Median (IQR) | 151 (149–153) | 154 (150–156) | 0.136 |
Weight at conception in kilograms: Median (IQR) | 48 (43–55) | 48 (42.2–48.9) | 0.3696 |
BMI at conception; Median (IQR) | 20.9 (19.4–23.5) | 20.1 (18.2–20.4) | 0.1506 |
Outcome EGA (days); Median (IQR) | 280 (270–284) | 254 (242–255) | 9.277E-09 |
Infant birth weight in Kg: Median (IQR) | 3.07 (2.96–3.3) | 2.26 (1.98–2.44) | 6.893E-08 |
Infant Head circumfrence in cm: Median (IQR) | 33 (32.4–33.6) | 31 (30–31.5) | 2.219E-07 |
BMI Categories n (%): | |||
 Under weight | 5 (27.5) | 4 (13.3) | 0.2145 |
 NORMAL weight | 11 (61) | 17 (56.6) | 0.7624 |
 Over weight | 1 (5.5) | 7 (23.3) | 0.1096 |
 Obese | 1 (5.5) | 2 (6.6) | 0.8776 |
Delivery (%): | |||
 Vaginal | 29 (96.6) | 18 (100) | 0.2731 |
 Caesarean section | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.8776 |
Maternal Ethnic Group (%): | Â | Â | 0.1587 |
 Karen | 22 (73) | 9 (50) | 0.1018 |
 Burmese | 8 (26.6) | 8 (50) | 0.2059 |
Gravida (%): | |||
 1 | 11 (36.6) | 8 (44.4) | 0.5937 |
 2 | 9 (30) | 8 (44.4) | 0.3111 |
 3 | 5 (16.6) | 1 (5.5) | 0.2598 |
 ≥ 4 | 5 (16.6) | 1 (5.5) | 0.2598 |
Parity (%): | |||
 0 | 12 (40) | 9 (50) | 0.499 |
 1 | 10 (33.3) | 8 (44.4) | 0.4414 |
 2 | 5 (16.6) | 0 (0) | 0.06725 |
 ≥ 3 | 3 (10) | 1 (5.5) | 0.5896 |
Maternal Antibiotic Exposure (%): | 5 (16.6) | 11 (61.1) | 0.004891 |
 1st trimester pregnancy | 0 (0) | 1 (5.5) | 0.192 |
 2nd trimester pregnancy | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0) | 0.4337 |
 3rd trimester pregnancy | 1 (3.3) | 2 (1.1) | 0.2812 |
 Delivery | 5 (16.6) | 8 (44.4) | 0.03603 |