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. 2006 May 11;91(5):F320–F326. doi: 10.1136/adc.2005.079632

Table 3 Respiratory outcomes at 2 years.

Outcome HFOV CV
No/total % No/total % Relative risk* 95% CI†
Chest symptoms
 Coughing 84/172 49 98/194 51 0.97 0.79 to 1.19
  >Once a week 21/81 26 33/97 34 0.76 0.48 to 1.21
  Once a week, >once a month 17/81 21 15/97 15
  Once a month or less 43/81 53 49/97 51 ­–
  With exercise 15/61 25 28/76 37 0.67 0.39 to 1.13
  With infection 68/81 84 88/98 90 0.93 0.83 to 1.05
 Wheezing 56/167 34 75/187 40 0.84 0.63 to 1.10
  >Once a week 16/53 30 21/72 29 1.04 0.60 to 1.79
  Once a week, >once a month 6/53 11 12/72 17
  Once a month or less 31/53 58 39/72 54
  With exercise 13/42 31 26/60 43 0.71 0.42 to 1.22
  With infection 50/56 89 66/73 90 0.99 0.88 to 1.11
Chest medicines
 Last 12 months 94/171 55 115/192 60 0.92 0.77 to 1.10
  Bronchodilators 63/171 37 82/192 43 0.86 0.67 to 1.11
  Inhaled steroids 36/171 21 50/192 26 0.81 0.56 to 1.18
  Any inhaled drug 63/171 37 85/192 44 0.83 0.65 to 1.07
Other
 On home oxygen now 2/173 1 4/194 2 0.56 0.10 to 3.02

*Relative risk is the ratio of the risk of the most severe adverse outcome in the two groups, HFOV/CV.

†95% confidence intervals of relative risk.

HFOV, High frequency oscillatory ventilation; CV, conventional ventilation.