Mean gestational age was 39.6 ± 1.5 SD in the 21
newborns treated with CPT (group 1) and 39.6 ±
1.7 SD in the 20 infants treated with FO-PT
(Group 2) (p = n.s.). Mean birth weight was 3249 ±
349 g SD in group 1 and 3222 ± 364 g SD in
Group 2 (p = n.s.). The percentage of weight loss
since birth was 9.2 in group 1 and 9.4 in group 2
(p = n.s.). All infants were of white skin color