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. 2023 Jul 10;42:e2022106. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2024/42/2022106

Table 2. Clinical outcomes, including retinopathy of prematurity stages by gestational age, before and after the implementation of the Koala Project.

Age group (weeks) p-value
<28
n (%)
28 a 31
n (%)
32 a 33
n (%)
34 a 36
n (%)
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Before 1 (25) 0 0 1 (4.3) 0.407
After 0 (0) 1 (8.3) 2 (13.3) 1 (11.1)
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Before 3 (75) 3 (16.7) 0 0 <0.001
After 2 (33.3) 1 (8.3) 1 (6.7) 0
Retinopathy of prematurity stages
Before
1 2 (50) 0) 0 0 <0.001
2 1 (25) 15 (83.3) 9 (69.2) 7 (30.4)
3 0 0 0 15 (65.2)
4 1 (25) 3 (16.7) 4 (30.8) 1 (4.3)
After
1 3 (50) 5 (41.7) 1 (6.7) 0 0.002
2 0 4 (33.3) 4 (26.7) 2 (22.2)
3 0 0 (0) 3 (20) 6 (66.7)
4 3 (50) 3 (25) 7 (46.7) 1 (11.1)
Deaths
Before 1 (25) 1 (5.6) 1 (7.7) 1 (4.3) 0.951
After 0 0 0 0

n: absolute frequency; %: relative frequency percentage. Likelihood Ratio Test from the log-linear model for the conditional independence hypothesis.