Table 4. Results of Prespecified Sensitivity Analyses.
Outcome | No. (%) | Relative risk (95% CI) | ||
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Betamethasone (n = 522) | Placebo (n = 504) | Unadjusted | Adjusteda | |
Lost to follow-up sensitivity analysis | ||||
DAS-II General Conceptual Ability <85 all lost to follow-up assumed to have the primary outcome | ||||
Yes | 125 (23.9) | 121 (24.0) | 1.00 (0.80-1.24) | 0.99 (0.80-1.21) |
No | 82 (15.7) | 87 (17.0) | 0.91 (0.69-1.20) | 0.94 (0.73-1.22) |
Neurocognitive sensitivity analysis b | (n = 493) | (n = 486) | ||
DAS-II General Conceptual Ability <85 | 96 (19.5) | 103 (21.0) | 0.92 (0.72-1.18) | 0.94 (0.73-1.22) |
Abbreviation: DAS-II, Differential Ability Scales, 2nd Edition.
Adjusted by prespecified baseline characteristics including maternal age, gestational age at delivery, child age, sex, maternal education, and center.
All who did not participate due to a neuromotor, neurological, cognitive, or behavioral condition were assumed to have the primary outcome.