Factors associated with weight Z-score in very low birth weight and extremely low birth weight preterm infants during hospitalization
The downward trend of the WAZ curve was associated with the interaction between birth weight and length of hospitalization, especially in PTNB with VLBW and ELBW. The study concluded that male sex and sepsis contributed to the observed decline.
Authors
- Sandra Costa Valle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1176-7402)
- Eduarda Couto Plácido Nunes
- Eduarda de Souza Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7965-540X)
- Karla Pereira Machado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1765-1435)
- Emile Miranda Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8157-1846)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Pelotas (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Jornal de Pediatria
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jped.2025.101443
- Primary Topic
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00