Group | Arterial oxygen mean(SD)* | Heart rate mean(SD)* | ADM(95%CI)¥ | p value** |
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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 |