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Table 2 Independent t test between groups

From: Profiling non-nutritive sucking skills in full-term and preterm neonates

Dependent variables

Independent t test

Number of sucks–measure 1

t (178) = 9.62, p < 0.001

Number of sucks–measure 2

t (158.49) = 10.42, p < 0.001

Number of swallows

t (165.092) = 6.18, p < 0.001

Number of bursts

t (133.276) = 11.270, p < 0.001

NNS duration

t (177) = 4.488, p < 0.001

Suck/le per swallow

t (146.163) = 2.633, p < 0.05

Pause duration

t (127.365) = − 10.098, p < 0.001