CRP and necrotizing enterocolitis: On univariate analysis, the risk factors for NEC were PLR [odds ratio (OR): 1.02 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01–1.04), p = 0.0005], CRP [OR: 1.05 (95% CI: 1.02–1.08), p = 0.002], and pre-eclampsia [OR: 2.13 (95% CI: 1.21–3.76), p = 0.0087] (Table 2).