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. 2023 Sep 11;330(11):1054–1063. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.15694

Table 4. Hospitalizations and Respiratory Health in the First 2 Years.

Outcome No./total (%) Risk difference, % (95% CI)a Relative risk (95% CI)a P valueb
Minimally invasive surfactant therapy Control treatment
Hospitalizations with any illness
≥1 77/194 (39.7) 104/204 (51.0) −11.2 (−18.2 to −4.3) 0.78 (0.66 to 0.92) .003
≥3 22/194 (11.3) 39/204 (19.1) −7.8 (−13.7 to −1.8) 0.59 (0.40 to 0.87) .008
Hospitalizations with respiratory illness
≥1 49/195 (25.1) 78/204 (38.2) −13.1 (−19.5 to −6.7) 0.66 (0.54 to 0.81) <.001
≥3 14/195 (7.2) 23/204 (11.3) −4.1 (−8.6 to 0.4) 0.63 (0.41 to 0.98) .04
Parent-reported wheeze or breathing difficulty 73/180 (40.6) 104/194 (53.6) −13.1 (−20.1 to −6.1) 0.76 (0.63 to 0.90) .002
Use of any bronchodilator therapy 57/180 (31.7) 83/194 (42.8) −11.2 (−20.0 to −2.4) 0.74 (0.57 to 0.96) .03
Parent report of a physician diagnosis of asthma 8/180 (4.4) 23/194 (11.9) −7.6 (−13.7 to −1.5) 0.37 (0.19 to 0.73) .004
a

Adjusted for gestational age group.

b

P value for relative risk derived from generalized linear model.