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Table 1 Clinical information for patients with different primary diseases (data were presented as median)

From: Small intestinal microbiota composition and the prognosis of infants with ileostomy resulting from distinct primary diseases

Infant characteristic

All patients with ileostomy (n = 30)

Primary diagnosis

Hirschsprung’s disease (HD, n = 8, H01-H08)

Meconium peritonitis(MP, n = 7, M01-M07)

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC, n = 15, N01-N15)

Male sex, n

20

4

3

13

Gestational age (week)

34 (25–40)

36.8 (30–40)

36.3 (34–40)

31.4 (25–39)

The operation day age (day)

19.8 (0–77)

24.1 (1–50)

4.7 (0–17)

24.5 (3–77)

Operative weight (kg, range)

2.2 (1.0–3.5)

2.6 (1.3–3.5)

2.7 (1.6–3.3)

1.7 (1.0–3.5)

Remaining small bowel length (cm)

86.9 (40–160)

96.9 (80–110)

79.8 (40–160)

84.8 (72–100)

Breast feeding, n

8

1

1

6

Parenteral nutrition duration (day)

38.3 (11–91)

33.5 (11–91)

48.3 (17–85)

36.1 (20–74)

Colitis, n

12

6

3

3

Septicemia, n

22

7

4

11

Shannon index

1.17 (0.2–1.83)

1.37 (0.78–1.8)

1.14 (1.01–1.55)

1.07 (0.2–1.83)