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Description of hospitalized children with reflux |
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| All subjects (N = 1096)1 |
≥ 37 weeks gestation (N = 543) |
<37 weeks gestation (N = 538) |
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| Reflux is primary diagnosis |
235 (21%) |
178 (33%)2 |
53 (10%) |
| Hospital discharges: |
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| 1 |
496 (45%) |
269 (50%)3 |
223 (41%) |
| 2 |
228 (21%) |
105 (19%) |
121 (22%) |
| 3 or more |
306 (28%) |
148 (27%) |
154 (29%) |
| 10 or more |
30 (2.7%) |
19 (3.5%) |
8 (1.5%) |
| Mean age at diagnosis of reflux (months) |
5.9 ± 20.2 |
6.4 ± 21 |
4.4 ± 17.1 |
| Male |
592 (54%) |
275 (51%) |
301 (56%) |
| First-born |
504 (46%) |
270 (50%) |
235 (44%) |
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1Number of patients with missing gestational age = 15. 2 Significant difference between ≥ 37 weeks gestation and < 37 weeks gestation, p < 0.001. 3 Significant difference between ≥ 37 weeks gestation and < 37 weeks gestation, p < 0.01. | |||
Baker et al. BMC Pediatrics 2008 8:11 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-8-11 |
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