Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population
From: Inhaled corticosteroids in ventilated preterm neonates: a non-randomized dose-ranging study
Variablea | 200 μg bid (n = 11) | 400 μg bid (n = 11) | 600 μg bid (n = 10) | 800 μg bid (n = 9) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gestational age (weeks), mean (SD) | 25.7 (1.3) | 25.6 (1.2) | 25.7 (1.6) | 25.4 (1.6) | 0.97 |
Birth weight (grams), mean (SD) | 788 (224) | 802 (231) | 749 (209) | 754 (188) | 0.91 |
Apgar score at 1Â min, median (range) | 5 (1, 7) | 6 (2, 8) | 5 (1,9) | 3 (2, 9) | 0.33 |
Apgar score at 5Â min, mean (range) | 8 (4, 9) | 8 (4, 9) | 8 (5, 10) | 7 (3, 8) | 0.81 |
Respiratory distress syndrome, % | 100 | 100 | 90 | 100 | 0.37 |