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Table 2 Respiratory outcome in the first year after discharge.

From: Respiratory symptoms in preterm infants: burden of disease in the first year of life

 

total

no BPD

BPD

BPD vs no BPD

Variables

n = 126

n = 48

n = 78

 
 

abs

%

CI%

abs

%

CI%

abs

%

CI%

p-value

Common outcomes

          

Cough

100

79

71 - 86

40

83

70 - 93

60

77

66 - 86

0.50

Wheezinga

56

44

36 - 54

23

48

33 - 63

33

43

31 - 54

0.58

Severe outcomes

          

Re-hospitalisationb

31

25

17 - 33

11

23

12 - 37

20

26

16 - 37

0.83

Inhalation therapyc

16

13

7 - 20

3

6

1 - 17

13

17

9 - 27

0.25

  1. Numbers are given as absolute count (abs) as well as percentage and 95% Confidence interval (CI).
  2. a Data not available for 2 infants
  3. b Rehospitalisation for respiratory reasons (excluding admissions for diagnostic purposes)
  4. c Inhalation therapy because of prolonged wheezing with corticosteroids, beta-mimetika or both, for more than four weeks.