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. 2016 May 20;11(5):e0155695. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155695

Table 6. Childhood wheezing, family history, inhaler use and hospital admissions for very preterm born children with or without CLD compared to full term (unadjusted OR).

CLD No CLD Full term
N = 152 N = 845 N = 2,858
Wheeze-ever (%) 109 (71.7%) 492 (58.2%) 974 (34.1%)
OR (95% CI) 4.9 (3.4, 7.0) 2.7 (2.3, 3.2)
p-value <0.001 <0.001
Family history of atopy (%) 27 (17.8%) 195 (23.1%) 710 (24.8%)
OR (95% CI) 0.65 (0.4, 0.999) 0.9 (0.8, 1.1)
p-value 0.049 N.S.
Any inhaler medication use (%) 57 (37.5%) 219 (25.95%) 326 (11.4%)
OR (95% CI) 4.7 (3.3, 6.6) 2.7 (2.2, 3.3)
p-value <0.001 <0.001
Hospital admission with breathing related problem (last 12 months) (%) 26 (17.1%) 101 (12%) 100 (3.5%)
OR (95% CI) 5.7 (3.6, 9.1) 3.7 (2.8, 5.0)
p-value <0.001 <0.001

Comparisons are between the very preterm group with CLD and without CLD groups against the term group.