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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2021 Mar 23;41(8):2072–2087. doi: 10.1038/s41372-021-01018-5

Table 3:

Composite Outcome Of Death Or Survival With Moderate/Severe Neurodevelopmental Impairment Among Randomized Infants1

Study Group

   


Outcome Inositol (N=302) Placebo (N=303) Adjusted Risk Diff (95% CI) Adjusted RR (95% CI) P-value

Corrected age at follow-up; Median (IQR) 24 (23,26) 24 (22,26) N/A N/A
NDI or Death Prior to Follow-up 172/287 (60%) 161/289 (56%) 2 (−5 to 10) 1.06 (0.93 to 1.21) 0.40
Any ROP or Death Prior to Follow-up 231/302 (76%) 224/303 (74%) 1 (−6 to 7) 1.03 (0.94 to 1.12) 0.53
Death Prior to Follow-up 60/302 (20%) 39/303 (13%) 4 (−2 to 11) 1.53 (1.08 to 2.18) 0.02
Moderate or Severe NDI 112/227 (49%) 122/250 (49%) −1 (−9 to 8) 1.01 (0.85 to 1.21) 0.88
   Moderate NDI2 66/227 (29%) 79/250 (32%)
   Severe NDI3 46/224 (21%) 43/246 (17%)
Any ROP4 181/260 (70%) 191/271 (70%) −2 (−10 to 5) 0.99 (0.90 to 1.10) 0.92

NDI, neurodevelopmental impairment; ROP, retinopathy of prematurity

All analyses adjusted for center and gestational age strata

1

Excludes lost to follow-up participants

2

Occurrence of any of the following: GMFCS level II or III, Bayley III cognitive composite score between and including 70 and 84, Bayley III motor composite score between and including 70 and 84, unilateral blind or bilateral blind, permanent hearing loss that does not permit child to understand directions of the examiner and communicate despite amplification with cochlear implant or hearing aid

3

Occurrence of any of the following: GMFCS level IV or V, Bayley III cognitive composite score < 70, Bayley III motor composite score < 70, unilateral blind or bilateral blind, permanent hearing loss that does not permit child to understand directions of the examiner and communicate despite amplification with cochlear implant or hearing aid

4

Includes any report of ROP in the GDB NG-03 form, Follow-up NF-04 form, INS 3–14 Follow-up form (ophthalmologist diagnosed or treated ROP), or a documented finding of ROP on any ophthalmologic exam during the initial INS follow-up