Table 3.

Relationship between maximal excursion ratio and clinical outcomes.

	Max excursion	Max excursion	P
	below median	above median
Length of Stay (days)	77 (58–131)	28 (23–59)	0.0007
Discharge on O2, n (%)	13 (68)	3 (16)	0.001
Ventilator days	16 (14–25)	9 (4–17)	0.004
Days to goal feeds	13 (8–16)	10 (7–13)	0.3
Gastrostomy tube in yr 1, n (%)	14 (74)	4 (21)	0.003
Exclusively oral feeds at 1 yr, n (%)	7 (37)	14 (74)	0.02
Readmission in yr 1, n (%)	9 (47)	5 (26)	0.2
Respiratory readmission in yr 1, n (%)	5 (26)	2 (11)	0.2
Pt using home 02 at 1 yr, n (%)	5 (32)	1 (5)	0.04

Mean and SD, or median and IQR as appropriate. Statistical Comparison by Mann-Whitney or Fisher Exact tests.