Diarrhea in neonatal intensive care unit

Table 2 Main demographic and anamnestic data of the study population n (%)

	Acute	Chronic
Number of patients	36	3
Demographic data
Male	15 (41.7)	1 (33.3)
Birth weight (g)	2504 ± 778	2560 ± 664
Gestational age (wk)	36.4 ± 3.8	37.7 ± 1.5
Age at diarrhea onset (d)	8.3 ± 6.6	5.7 ± 4.4
Age at hospitalizationa (d)	6.2 ± 8.5	19.7 ± 10.1
Anamnestic data
Intrauterine growth restriction	6 (16.7)	1 (33.3)
Polyhydramniosa	1 (2.8)	2 (66.7)
Premature birth	12 (33.3)	1 (33.3)
Familial for chronic diarrheaa	1 (2.8)	2 (66.7)
Newborns at high risk of developing allergy	12 (33.3)	-
Exclusively fed breast milk	3 (8.33)	-

^aP < 0.05. Data are expressed as mean ± SD when not specified.