(LP) infants (born between 34 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks of gestational age) monitored in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Patients and Methods: This retrospective study was conducted by reviewing live-born LP neonates from singleton pregnancies. The
infants were monitored and treated in our hospital’s NICU between June 2016 and June 2019.
Results: Maternal age at delivery was higher among infants with adequate vitamin D levels than among those with deficient vitamin D
levels (P=0.007). A weak positive correlation was found between maternal age at childbirth and neonates’ vitamin D levels (r=0.296).
The rate of low-birth-weight deliveries was greater in babies with sufficient vitamin D levels than in those with deficient levels. There
was a weak negative association between the number of stools on the day that the infants’ serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD)
levels were taken and their vitamin D level (P=0.027, r=-0.244).
Conclusions: A significant correlation was shown between serum 25-OHD levels and maternal age and low birth weight in LP
neonates. Upon examining the influence of vitamin D levels on the number of defecations per day, no significant difference was
detected; however, a weak negative association was identified between them.
Primary Language | English |
---|---|
Subjects | Surgery (Other) |
Journal Section | Original Research |
Authors | |
Publication Date | January 28, 2024 |
Published in Issue | Year 2024 Volume: 37 Issue: 1 |