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Table 3 Optimal cut-off of respiratory severity scores for predicting severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia at 14, 21, and 28 days of life

From: Respiratory severity score as a predictive factor for severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia or death in extremely preterm infants

Postnatal day

Cut-point

p-value

RSS

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

14

3

0.0006

RSS < 3.00

0.089

0.022, 0.352

RSS ≥ 3.00

11.265

2.842, 44.646

21

3.6

0.0003

RSS < 3.60

0.066

0.015, 0.288

RSS ≥ 3.60

15.162

3.467, 66.316

28

3.24

0.0005

RSS < 3.24

0.093

0.025, 0.354

RSS ≥ 3.24

10.713

2.825, 40.63

  1. RSS Respiratory severity score