Table 5

Adjusted ORs for outcomes at 3 years of age in period 2 versus period 1 after multiple imputations

Total22 weeks23 weeks24 weeks
n=3318n=454n=1230n=1634
Death0.70 (0.59 to 0.83)0.55 (0.34 to 0.91)0.58 (0.43 to 0.77)0.71 (0.53 to 0.94)
Death or cerebral palsy0.65 (0.55 to 0.76)0.49 (0.30 to 0.81)0.49 (0.37 to 0.65)0.72 (0.55 to 0.93)
Death or visual impairments0.59 (0.50 to 0.69)0.59 (0.36 to 0.97)0.47 (0.36 to 0.62)0.55 (0.42 to 0.71)
Death or hearing impairments0.69 (0.58 to 0.81)0.55 (0.34 to 0.90)0.57 (0.43 to 0.76)0.68 (0.52 to 0.90)
Death or DQ of KSPD<700.91 (0.78 to 1.06)0.94 (0.54 to 1.63)0.71 (0.55 to 0.94)0.94 (0.75 to 1.19)
Death or NDI0.83 (0.71 to 0.97)0.99 (0.57 to 1.72)0.64 (0.49 to 0.84)0.86 (0.68 to 1.07)
  • Values are ORs (95% CIs) after adjustments by a multivariate logistic regression with the multiple imputation method. Adjusted variables were the centre, gender, multiple gestation, maternal age, caesarean delivery, antenatal steroid use, pregnancy-related hypertension, clinical chorioamnionitis, life-threatening congenital anomalies and birth weight.

  • DQ, developmental quotient; KSPD, Kyoto Scale of Psychological Development; NDI, neurodevelopmental impairment.