Demographics of patients with necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) and controls
| Demographics | Acute NEC | Controls | p Values |
| (N=18) | (N=30) | ||
| Gestational age (weeks) | 27.3 (26.0, 29.9) | 27.0 (25.4, 34.1) | 0.94 |
| Age (days) | 17.0 (10.0, 29.5) | 56.5 (48.5, 84.8) | 0.002 |
| Postmenstrual age (weeks) | 30.8 (30.0, 39.2) | 38.1 (35.4, 42.9) | 0.004 |
| Female | 44% (8) | 53% (16) | 0.77 |
Continuous data are summarised with median (quartiles) and categorical data with percentages (frequency).
p Values are computed with Wilcoxon rank sum test (continuous) and Fisher's exact test (categorical).