Growth z score changes from birth to discharge in AGA (*p = 0.008; **p = 0.003) and SGA infants (*p = 0.04; **p = 0.02).

<p>Growth z score changes from birth to discharge in AGA (*p = 0.008; **p = 0.003) and SGA infants (*p = 0.04; **p = 0.02).</p

Growth z score changes from birth to discharge in the intervention and historical groups * p = 0.04; ** p = 0.01.

<p>Growth z score changes from birth to discharge in the intervention and historical groups * p = 0.04; ** p = 0.01.</p

Macronutrients intakes during the first week of life in the intervention (IG) and historical (HG) groups.

*<p>Day of life.</p

Anthropometric parameters and gestational age at discharge.

*<p>HC: head circumference.</p><p>Data are expressed as mean (SD).</p

Basic characteristic of the infants studied.

<p>Data are expressed as mean (SD) or number of observations (percentage).</p><p>GA: gestational age; ELBW: extremely low birth weight infants.</p

Weight velocity (g/kg/day) in the intervention and in the historical groups.

<p>Weight velocity (g/kg/day) in the intervention and in the historical groups.</p