Table 4 Risk of severe RSD development according to SGA status.

From: Association of Maternal Preeclampsia with Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants

 

Sever RDS (yes vs. no)

Non-SGA

SGA

aOR (95%CI)

p value

aOR (95%CI)

p value

Preeclampsia (yes vs. no)

1.15 (0.95–1.40)

0.142

1.12 (0.94–1.34)

0.218

GA

0.72 (0.69–0.76)

<0.001

0.62 (0.58–0.66)

<0.001

BBW (per 100 grams)

0.93 (0.89–0.97)

0.001

0.92 (0.87–0.97)

0.004

Gender (male vs. female)

1.27 (1.16–1.40)

<0.001

1.23 (1.03–1.47)

0.024

Antenatal steroid using (≥2 vs.<2)

0.55 (0.50–0.60)

<0.001

0.61 (0.51–0.73)

<0.001

  1. Abbreviations: RDS, respiratory distress syndrome. SGA, small for gestational age. GA, gestational age. BBW, birth body weight.