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Table 3 Comparison of oxygen saturation and heart rate after feeding by intervention groups

From: Effect of cup, syringe, and finger feeding on time of oral feeding of preterm neonate’s: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Group

Arterial oxygen

mean(SD)*

Heart rate

mean(SD)*

ADM(95%CI)¥

p value**

Arterial oxygen

Cup feeding (n = 33)

96.60(1.38)

  

0.337

Finger feeding (n = 33)

96.12(0.90)

  

Syringe feeding (n = 33)

96.16(1.92)

  

Comparison of groups

Cup with finger feeding

  

0.32(− 0.50 to 0.57)

0.998

Cup with syringe feeding

  

0.31(− 0.22 to 0.84)

0.406

Syringe feeding with finger

  

− 0.27(− 0.81 to 0.25)

0.508

Heart rate

Cup feeding

 

142.11(9.47)

 

0.233

Finger feeding

 

145.28(8.48)

 

Syringe feeding

 

145.05(6.37)

 

Comparison of groups

Cup with finger feeding

  

− 1.45 (− 3.39 to 0.48)

0.200

Cup with syringe feeding

  

− 3.60(− 5.55 to − 1.65)

0.200

Syringe feeding with finger

  

2.14(0.19 to 4.10)

0.026

  1. *Mean (standard deviation) ¥ Adjusted mean difference (95% confidence interval)
  2. **ANCOVA test with adjustment of oxygen saturation and heart rate from feeding