Post hemorrhagic hydrocephalus and neurodevelopmental outcomes in a context of neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage: an institutional experience in 122 preterm children

Table 3 Risk factors for post hemorrhagic hydrocephalus on multivariate analysis

Variables		OR	CI	p
Ultrasound grade	3 versus 2	4.06	0.99–16.63	0.001
Ultrasound grade	4 versus 2	7.22	2.08–25.08	0.003
Increased head circumference		10.2	2.17–48	0.020
Gestation	< 30WA versus 30-37WA	0.14	0.03–0.64	0.001
Gestation	30-37WA versus <37WA	0.26	0.06–1.15	0.003
Birth weight	4th quartile versus 2nd quartile	3.49	0.85–4.39	0.004
Birth weight	3rd quartile versus 2nd quartile	3.33	0.23–4.09	0.007

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; PHH, Post hemorrhagic hydrocephalus; SD, Standard deviation; WA, Weeks of amenorrhea

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