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Table 3 Logistic regression analyses examining protective effect on neonatal morbidity of various doses of human milk versus no human milk in first 4 weeks of life

From: Dose-dependent effect of human milk on Bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very low birth weight infants

Neonatal morbidity

Daily volume of human milk (ml/kg)

Univariate

P-value

Multivariate

P-value

BPDa

0

OR = 1

 

OR = 1

 
 

1–24

1.020 (0.666, 1.563)

0.927

0.811 (0.496, 1.325)

0.403

 

25–49

0.786 (0.515, 1.201)

0.267

0.746 (0.459, 1.213)

0.237

 

≥50

0.566 (0.410, 0.781)

0.001

0.453 (0.309, 0.666)

0.000

Moderate-severe BPDa

0

OR = 1

 

OR = 1

 
 

1–24

0.690 (0.369, 1.291)

0.246

0.501 (0.246,1.013)

0.054

 

25–49

0.537 (0.279, 1.032)

0.062

0.549 (0.267,1.129)

0.103

 

≥50

0.505 (0.317, 0.803)

0.004

0.430 (0.249,0.742)

0.002

NECb

0

OR = 1

 

OR = 1

 
 

1–24

1.358 (0.726, 2.540)

0.338

1.208 (0.626,2.331)

0.574

 

25–49

1.561 (0.863, 2.822)

0.141

1.631 (0.870,3.059)

0.127

 

≥50

0.330 (0.176, 0.618)

0.001

0.314 (0.162.0.607)

0.001

NEC(≥Bell’s stage 2)b

0

OR = 1

 

OR = 1

 
 

1–24

2.208 (0.440, 11.093)

0.336

1.244 (0.198, 7.823)

0.816

 

25–49

2.029 (0.404, 10.188)

0.390

2.037 (0.387, 10.714)

0.401

 

≥50

1.114 (0.264, 4.698)

0.883

0.854 (0.193, 3.786)

0.836

Later onset sepsisb

0

OR = 1

 

OR = 1

 
 

1–24

1.473 (0.902, 2.406)

0.122

1.413 (0.851, 2.346)

0.182

 

25–49

0.982 (0.588, 1.641)

0.944

1.038 (0.607, 1.774)

0.892

 

≥50

0.419 (0.269, 0.652)

0.000

0.420 (0.263, 0.673)

0.000

EUGRa

0

OR = 1

 

OR = 1

 
 

1–24

0.877 (0.575, 1.339)

0.544

1.287 (0.803,2.062)

0.294

 

25–49

0.575 (0.380, 0.868)

0.009

0.701 (0.434.1.132)

0.147

 

≥50

0.461 (0.338, 0.629)

0.000

0.685 (0.479,0.979)

0.038

  1. BPD Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; CI confidence interval; EUGR extrauterine growth retardation; NEC necrotizing enterocolitis; OR odds ratio
  2. aAdjusted for gestational age, small for gestational age, multiple births, cesarean section, 5’Apgar score ≤ 7, neonatal critical score, Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology II; mechanical ventilation time ≥ 7 days
  3. bAdjusted for gestational age, small for gestational age, multiple births, cesarean section, 5’Apgar score ≤ 7; Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology II, neonatal critical score