Table 2.
total | no BPD | BPD | BPD vs no BPD | |||||||
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Variables | n = 126 | n = 48 | n = 78 | |||||||
abs | % | CI% | abs | % | CI% | abs | % | CI% | p-value | |
Common outcomes | ||||||||||
Cough | 100 | 79 | 71 - 86 | 40 | 83 | 70 - 93 | 60 | 77 | 66 - 86 | 0.50 |
Wheezinga | 56 | 44 | 36 - 54 | 23 | 48 | 33 - 63 | 33 | 43 | 31 - 54 | 0.58 |
Severe outcomes | ||||||||||
Re-hospitalisationb | 31 | 25 | 17 - 33 | 11 | 23 | 12 - 37 | 20 | 26 | 16 - 37 | 0.83 |
Inhalation therapyc | 16 | 13 | 7 - 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 - 17 | 13 | 17 | 9 - 27 | 0.25 |
Numbers are given as absolute count (abs) as well as percentage and 95% Confidence interval (CI).
a Data not available for 2 infants
b Rehospitalisation for respiratory reasons (excluding admissions for diagnostic purposes)
c Inhalation therapy because of prolonged wheezing with corticosteroids, beta-mimetika or both, for more than four weeks.