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. 2017 Jun 20;12(6):e0179724. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179724

Table 2. Odds ratio (OR) for confirmed NEC in infants exposed to feeding advancement and PRBC transfusion 48 hours prior to NEC onset.

A B C D OR (95% CI) a
Feed fortification 5 10 6 11 1.67 (0.61, 4.59)
Increase in feeding volume 19 10 16 9 0.63 (0.28, 1.38)
PRBC transfusion 4 9 5 20 1.80 (0.60, 5.37)

Abbreviations: NEC, necrotizing enterocolitis; PRBC, packed red blood cells

A: Number of concordant pairs exposed in both hazard and control period (n11)

B: Number of discordant pairs exposed in hazard period, unexposed in control period (n10)

C: Number of discordant pairs unexposed in hazard period, exposed in control period (n01)

D: Number of concordant pairs unexposed in both hazard and control period (n00)

a OR defined as B/C or n10/ n01