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. 1998 Jul 4;317(7150):21–26. doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7150.21

Table 2.

Characteristics of parents in study

Variable Value
Maternal age (years) (mean; range) 31 (25-41)
Paternal age (years) (mean; range) 34 (28-48)
Age of child (weeks) (median; range) 121 (69-234)
Disability status at 1 year of age:
 Severe  0
 Signs of impairment or disability  5
 Signs of impairment without disability  2
 No signs of impairment or disability 17
Random allocation to:
 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (received) 12
 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (received conventional management)  2
 Conventional management 10