Mia O Bjerager, Bo M Hansen, Frederik Sørensen, Jes R Petersen, Kristian V Jensen, Brian R Hjelvang, Anna C Hvelplund, Dorte A Olsen, Aneta A Nielsen, Julie L Forman, Ivan Brandslund, Gorm Greisen, Carina Slidsborg
This was an exploratory, prospective, longitudinal, cohort study that aimed to establish "healthy" reference levels related to growth parameters and glucose metabolites in preterm infants. This was conducted to further investigate growth and metabolic disturbances potentially related to neonatal illness. The study sample consisted of 108 preterm infants born before 32 weeks in 2018-2019 in the Capital Region of Denmark. Repetitive blood samples were acquired at the neonatal wards, while clinical data were obtained from the regional hospital medical record system...
August 24, 2023: Biomedicines