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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2022 Jan 4;37(1):1–8. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12856

Table 1.

Antenatal Late Preterm Steroids trial data weighted to reflect the gestational age distribution of a real-world population within the late preterm period.

Outcome Population Antenatal corticosteroids risk per 100 Placebo risk per 100 Absolute risk per 100 (95% confidence interval) Number Needed to Treat

Primary outcome Original ALPS 11.6 14.4 −2.8 (−5.3, 0.3) 35
ALPS reweighted 10.1 12.3 −2.2 (−4.6, 0.0) 46
Major respiratory morbidity Original ALPS 7.9 12.0 −4.1 (−6.3, −1.9) 24
ALPS reweighted 6.8 10.2 −3.5 (−5.4, −1.4) 29