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Table 3 Attributes of infants who survived to 1 year adjusted age in Epochs 1 and 2.

From: Survival and major neurodevelopmental impairment in extremely low gestational age newborns born 1990–2000: a retrospective cohort study

 

Epoch 1 (n = 207)*

Epoch 2 (n = 251)*

 

Seen (n = 187)

Not Seen (n = 20)

Seen (n = 214)

Not Seen (n = 37)

Postnatal steroids

27 (14)

0

30 (14)

3 (8)

Airleak

23 (12)

0

21 (10)

4 (11)

Chronic lung disease‡

81 (43)

4 (20)

91 (43)

9 (24)

CUS abnormality§

13 (7)

1 (5)

28 (13)

1 (3)

Non-white

88 (47)

9 (45)

101 (47)

12 (57)

Severe ROP

23 (12)

1 (5)

30 (14)

4 (11)

Multiple gestation

11 (6)

3 (15)

48 (22)

2 (5)

Mother married

102 (55)

8 (40)

107 (50)

12 (32)

Maternal education

    

   < High School

35 (21)

 

39 (23)

 

   High School

73 (45)

 

63 (36)

 

   > High School

55 (34)

 

71 (41)

 
  1. * Data presented as number of infants (percentages of group).
  2. Pneumothorax or pulmonary interstitial emphysema
  3. ‡ Use of supplemental oxygen at 36 weeks postmenstrual age
  4. § Cranial ultrasound abnormality: post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus; persistent ventricular dilation; intraparenchymal echolucency
  5. Severe ROP, retinopathy of prematurity requiring surgery
  6. Maternal education data were available for 163 Epoch 1 subjects and 173 Epoch 2 subjects who were seen at 12 months adjusted age