TABLE 1.
Overall Survival for Infants and Children with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia by Demographic and Clinical Characteristics, Atlanta, GA, Born 1979 to 2003
| Characteristics | Births, no. (%) | Deaths, no. (%) | Overall survival, % (95% CI) | Log-rank test p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 150 | 63 | ||
| Treatment era | 0.019 | |||
| Before 1988 | 37 (24.7) | 22 (59.5) | 40.5 (23.4–57.6) | |
| 1988 and after | 113 (75.3) | 41 (36.2) | 58.3 (46.0–70.6) | |
| Race | 0.109 | |||
| White | 84 (56.0) | 30 (35.7) | 62.5 (51.2–73.8) | |
| Black | 47 (31.3) | 26 (55.3) | 44.6 (30.3–58.8) | |
| Other | 14 (9.3) | 5 (35.7) | 64.3 (39.2–89.4) | |
| Infant’s gender | 0.883 | |||
| Male | 86 (57.3) | 35 (40.7) | 56.7 (45.0–68.4) | |
| Female | 63 (42.0) | 27 (42.9) | 57.0 (44.8–69.3) | |
| Maternal age, yearsb | 0.382 | |||
| ≤28 | 75 (50.0) | 35 (46.7) | 63.5 (52.5–74.5) | |
| >28 | 74 (49.3) | 28 (37.8) | 59.0 (45.7–72.3) | |
| Neighborhood poverty | 0.010 | |||
| <10% | 94 (62.7) | 32 (34.0) | 63.2 (52.0–74.4) | |
| ≥10% | 56 (37.3) | 31 (55.4) | 42.4 (28.4–56.4) | |
| Gestational age, weeks | 0.914 | |||
| ≥37 | 116 (77.3) | 49 (42.2) | 55.9 (46.0–65.9) | |
| <37 | 30 (20.0) | 13 (43.3) | 55.0 (36.4–73.6) | |
| Birthweight, grams | 0.267 | |||
| ≥2500 | 122 (81.3) | 47 (39.5) | 58.7 (48.9–68.5) | |
| <2500 | 27 (18.0) | 15 (55.6) | 43.8 (24.8–62.8) | |
| Presence of multiple birth defects | 0.003 | |||
| No | 113 (75.3) | 40 (35.4) | 62.0 (52.0–72.0) | |
| Yes | 37 (24.7) | 23 (62.2) | 37.4 (21.7–53.2) | |
| CDH sidedness | 0.298 | |||
| Left | 102 (68.0) | 39 (38.2) | 60.9 (51.1–70.7) | |
| Right | 33 (22.0) | 16 (48.5) | 44.0 (22.3–65.7) |
a
Significant p-values are shown in bold font.
b
Maternal age determined by cutoff point of median age.
Cases with missing variable values were not included in the table.
95% CI, 95% confidence interval; CDH, congenital diaphragmatic hernia.