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. 2020 Apr;9(2):93–100. doi: 10.21037/tp.2020.03.14

Table 2. Single factor analysis of clinical high-risk factors between the BPD group and non-BPD group.

Variable BPD Non-BPD P value OR, 95% CI P value
Female 22 (44.9%) 13 (40.6%) 0.704 0.84 (0.34, 2.07) 0.7044
Gestational age (week) 28.4±1.8 30.6±2.2 <0.001 0.57 (0.42, 0.77) 0.0002
Birth weight (g) 1,079.7±165.3 1,261.2±162.8 <0.001 0.99 (0.99, 1.00) <0.0001
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) 13 (26.5%) 14 (43.8%) 0.108 2.15 (0.84, 5.53) 0.1109
Premature rupture of membrane (PROM) 18 (36.7%) 10 (31.2%) 0.612 0.78 (0.30, 2.02) 0.6122
Pregnancy complicating with hypertension 6 (12.2%) 5 (15.6%) 0.664 1.33 (0.37, 4.78) 0.6649
Pregnancy with diabetes 15 (30.6%) 9 (28.1%) 0.796 0.89 (0.33, 2.37) 0.8106
Prenatal hormone use 38 (77.6%) 28 (87.5%) 0.260 2.03 (0.58, 7.03) 0.2659
Prenatal application of MgSO4 14 (28.6%) 6 (19.4%) 0.314 0.63 (0.21, 1.86) 0.3973
Postnatal asphyxia 0.020
   Mild 15 (30.6%) 17 (53.1%) 3.30 (1.24, 8.74) 0.0165
   Severe 2 (4.1%) 4 (12.5%) 5.82 (0.93, 36.29) 0.0593
Caffeine use 24 (75%) 23 (47%) 0.017 8.97 (1.10, 73.32) 0.0406
Postnatal blood transfusion 24 (75%) 21 (43%) 0.004 3.68 (1.38,9.79) 0.0090
Alveolar surfactant use 26 (81%) 35 (71%) 0.316 1.61 (0.54, 4.80) 0.3931
Azithromycin use 6 (19%) 6 (12%) 0.420 1.65 (0.48, 5.67) 0.4235
Heart failure 7 (22%) 2 (4%) 0.013 6.58 (1.27, 34.08) 0.0248
Respiratory failure 30 (94%) 37 (76%) 0.034 4.86 (1.01, 23.44) 0.0486
NRDS 29 (91%) 34 (69%) 0.025 4.26 (1.12, 16.20) 0.0332
Congenital heart disease 20 (63%) 25 (51%) 0.309 1.60 (0.64, 3.97) 0.3108
Pneumorrhagia 4 (13%) 3 (6%) 0.318 2.19 (0.46, 10.52) 0.3273
Anemia 28 (88%) 30 (61%) 0.010 4.43 (1.34, 14.64) 0.0146
GRED 9 (28%) 9 (18%) 0.302 1.74 (0.60, 5.00) 0.3047
NEC 5 (16%) 10 (20%) 0.588 0.72 (0.22, 2.35) 0.5889
IVH 16 (50%) 8 (16%) 0.001
   I 10 5 5.13 (1.64, 15.99) 0.0049
   II 2 1 2.56 (0.15, 43.48) 0.5148
   III 2 1 2.56 (0.15, 43.48) 0.5148
   IV 2 1 Inf. (0.00, Inf) 0.9918
Septicemia 9 (28%) 10 (20%) 0.423 1.53 (0.54, 4.31) 0.4246
Premature infant encephalopathy 20 (63%) 20 (41%) 0.056 2.42 (0.97, 6.03) 0.0587
ROP 21 (66%) 20 (41%) 0.029 2.77 (1.10, 6.99) 0.0311

BPD, bronchopulmonary dysplasia; NRDS, neonatal respiratory distress syndrome; IVH, intraventricular hemorrhage; ROP, retinopathy of prematurity; NEC, necrotizing enterocolitis; GRED, gastroesophageal reflux disease; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.