Primary endpoint
SECONDARY
The primary endpoint of hemoglobin increase was met in significantly more proportion of premature infants in the intervention group (33.48%) than in the control group (16.19%) at the end of 12 months (p < 0.0001). The mean serum iron was 101.36 ± 8.12 for the intervention group and 51.13 ± 19.53 for the control group (p = 0.004). After 12-month follow up, MEDS scores significantly increased in the intervention group (p = 0.0002) (Primary and secondary outcomes at 12 months.