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Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate GV in preterm newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary-level hospital in Mexico in the first 28 days of life and determine the main factors related to suboptimal GV. Methods: This was an observational, descriptive, retrospective, and longitudinal study. Thirty-one PNBs admitted to the NICU from March 2021 to February 2023 were included. Descriptive statistics were used for neonatal characteristics and factors. They were classified into group 1 (GV &lt; 15 g\/kg\/day) and group 2 (&gt;15 g\/kg\/day) and compared with Fisher\u2019s exact test. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed for factors related to suboptimal GV. Results: Among 31 preterm infants (mean GA 30 \u00b1 3 weeks; birth weight 1241 \u00b1 377 g), the mean growth velocity (GV) at 28 days was 16.5 \u00b1 10 g\/kg\/day for weight (optimal), while length (0.7 \u00b1 0.4 cm\/week) and head circumference (0.41 \u00b1 0.28 cm\/week) remained suboptimal. Overall, 42% showed GV &lt; 15 g\/kg\/day, and 58% achieved optimal GV. Multivariate analysis revealed that apnea of prematurity (\u03b2 = \u20139.8; p = 0.023) and birth weight &lt; 1000 g (\u03b2 = \u20136.3; p = 0.026) were negatively associated with GV, whereas mixed feeding (breast milk + formula) had a positive effect (\u03b2 = +6.3; p = 0.008). Conclusions: The 31 PNBs studied had a mean GV of optimal weight, and a mean GV of length and HC suboptimal to that suggested by the guidelines. The degree of low birth weight (LBW) and apnea of prematurity had a negative relationship with GV, while the type of feeding showed a positive relationship (p = 0.026, 0.023, and 0.008, respectively).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14238489","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,8]],"date-time":"2025-12-08T16:20:29Z","timestamp":1765210829000},"page":"8489","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Risk Factors Associated with Postnatal Growth Velocity in Preterm Infants in a Tertiary Hospital in Northeast Mexico"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Esteban","family":"L\u00f3pez-Garrido","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos en Neonatos, Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad Ciudad Victoria, Servicios de Salud del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Para el Bienestar (IMSS-BIENESTAR), Libramiento Guadalupe Victoria S\/N, \u00c1rea de Pajaritos, Victoria 87087, Tamaulipas, Mexico"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sergio Alberto","family":"M\u00e1rquez-Moreno","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Tamaulipas, Matamoros 87300, Tamaulipas, Mexico"},{"name":"Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad Ciudad Victoria, Servicios de Salud del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Para el Bienestar (IMSS-BIENESTAR), Libramiento Guadalupe Victoria S\/N, \u00c1rea de Pajaritos, Victoria 87087, Tamaulipas, Mexico"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7533-1478","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aran\u00ed","family":"Casillas-Ram\u00edrez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Subdirecci\u00f3n de Ense\u00f1anza e Investigaci\u00f3n, Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad Ciudad Victoria, Servicios de Salud del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Para el Bienestar (IMSS-BIENESTAR), Libramiento Guadalupe Victoria S\/N, \u00c1rea de Pajaritos, Victoria 87087, Tamaulipas, Mexico"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rodrigo","family":"Vargas-Ruiz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unidad Acad\u00e9mica Multidisciplinaria Mante, Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Tamaulipas, Mante 89800, Tamaulipas, Mexico"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elsa Ver\u00f3nica","family":"Herrera-Mayorga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unidad Acad\u00e9mica Multidisciplinaria Mante, Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Tamaulipas, Mante 89800, Tamaulipas, Mexico"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0627-4905","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hadassa Yuef","family":"Mart\u00ednez-Padr\u00f3n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Subdirecci\u00f3n de Ense\u00f1anza e Investigaci\u00f3n, Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad Ciudad Victoria, Servicios de Salud del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Para el Bienestar (IMSS-BIENESTAR), Libramiento Guadalupe Victoria S\/N, \u00c1rea de Pajaritos, Victoria 87087, Tamaulipas, Mexico"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S2","DOI":"10.1186\/1742-4755-10-S1-S2","article-title":"Born Too Soon: The Global Epidemiology of 15 Million Preterm Births","volume":"10","author":"Blencowe","year":"2013","journal-title":"Reprod. 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