Association between postoperative feeding patterns and gastrointestinal function reconstruction after congenital intestinal atresia in neonates

Table 1 Difference analysis of basic characteristics between two groups, n (%)

Variables	Total (n = 26)	PN group (n = 13)	EN group (n = 13)	Statistic	P value
Age (hour), mean ± SD	23.46 ± 14.95	21.85 ± 14.15	25.08 ± 16.12	t = -0.54	0.592
Sex				-	1.000
Female	14 (53.85)	7 (53.85)	7 (53.85)
Male	12 (46.15)	6 (46.15)	6 (46.15)
Gestation days (day), mean ± SD	256.00 ± 14.93	253.54 ± 14.76	258.46 ± 15.28	t = -0.84	0.412
Birth weight (kg), mean ± SD	2.87 ± 0.58	2.84 ± 0.58	2.91 ± 0.61	t = -0.31	0.761
Intestinal resection length (cm), mean ± SD	23.14 ± 7.58	23.90 ± 7.62	22.37 ± 7.76	t = 0.51	0.615
CIA location				-	1.000
Ileum	13 (50.00)	7 (53.85)	6 (46.15)
Duodenum	9 (34.62)	4 (30.77)	5 (38.46)
Colon	4 (15.38)	2 (15.38)	2 (15.38)
CIA type				-	1.000
I and II type	11 (42.31)	6 (46.15)	5 (38.46)
III and IV type	15 (57.69)	7 (53.85)	8 (61.54)
Surgical duration				-	0.434
< 2 hours	13 (50.00)	5 (38.46)	8 (61.54)
≥ 2 hours	13 (50.00)	8 (61.54)	5 (38.46)
Abdominal infection				-	1.000
No	17 (65.38)	8 (61.54)	9 (69.23)
Yes	9 (34.62)	5 (38.46)	4 (30.77)

PN: Parenteral nutrition; EN: Enteral nutrition; CIA: Congenital intestinal atresia.