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. 2022 Jan 11;42(2):159–165. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003737

TABLE 4.

Associations of Secondary Outcomes With Presence of Postnatal CMV Infection and Antiviral Treatment

CMVPNT vs. NEG CMVPT vs. NEG
NEG (n = 50) CMVPNT (n = 26) CMVPT (n = 27) OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia [n (%)] 34 (68) 16 (61.5) 23 (85.2) 0.75 (0.28–2.02) 0.574 2.71 (0.8–9.14) 0.109
Intraventricular hemorrhage 3rd or 4th degree [n (%)] 6 (12) 1 (3.8) 1 (3.7) 0.51 (0.1–2.66) 0.426 0.77 (0.18–3.25) 0.72
Necrotizing enterocolitis [n (%)] 7 (14) 1 (3.8) 1 (3.7) 0.25 (0.03–2.11) 0.201 0.24 (0.03–2.03) 0.189
Periventricular leukomalacia [n (%)] 0 (0) 1 (3.8) 0 (0) 0.141a 1a
Retinopathy of prematurtiy [n (%)] 15 (30) 12 (46.2) 13 (48.1) 2 (0.75–5.33) 0.166 2.17 (0.82–5.7) 0.117
Sepsis [n (%)] 8 (16) 6 (23.1) 4 (14.8) 1.57 (0.48–5.15) 0.452 0.91 (0.25–3.36) 0.891
Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions
 Elicited [n (%)] 28 (68.3) 15 (65.2) 14 (63.6) 0.87 (0.3–2.57) 0.802 0.81 (0.27–2.42) 0.709
 Not elicited (unilateral or bilateral) [n (%)] 13 (31.7) 8 (34.8) 8 (36.4)
Me (IQR) weight at follow-up [g] 10,000 (9,700–11,500) 10,500 (8,950–10,700) 10,200 (9,450–11,300) 1 (1–1) 0.468 1 (1–1) 0.942
Me (IQR) height at follow-up [cm] 85 (84–88) 88 (82–89) 87 (82–88) 0.98 (0.83–1.15) 0.778 0.99 (0.86–1.13) 0.833
Me (IQR) head circumference at follow-up [cm] 48 (47–49) 48.3 (47.3–49.5) 46.8 (46–48) 1.16 (0.7–1.9) 0.564 0.75 (0.51–1.09) 0.133
Breathing at follow-up 0.191a 0.171a
 Independently [n (%)] 24 (96) 8 (88.9) 11 (78.6)
 Addition of oxygen needed [n (%)] 0 (0) 1 (11.1) 1 (7.1)
 Addition of oxygen and mechanical ventilation needed [n (%)] 1 (4) 0 (0) 2 (14.3)

CI, confidence interval; CMVPNT, CMV positive without antiviral treatment group; CMVPT, CMV positive on antiviral therapy group; IQR, interquartile range; Me, median; n, number of subjects; NEG, CMV negative group (control group); OR, odds ratio.

a

Odds ratio test.