Table 3

Attributes of infants who survived to 1 year adjusted age in Epochs 1 and 2.


Epoch 1 (n = 207)*
Epoch 2 (n = 251)*



Seen (n = 187)
Not Seen (n = 20)
Seen (n = 214)
Not Seen (n = 37)

Postnatal steroids
27 (14)
0
30 (14)
3 (8)
Airleak
23 (12)
0
21 (10)
4 (11)
Chronic lung disease‡
81 (43)
4 (20)
91 (43)
9 (24)
CUS abnormality§
13 (7)
1 (5)
28 (13)
1 (3)
Non-white
88 (47)
9 (45)
101 (47)
12 (57)
Severe ROP
23 (12)
1 (5)
30 (14)
4 (11)
Multiple gestation
11 (6)
3 (15)
48 (22)
2 (5)
Mother married
102 (55)
8 (40)
107 (50)
12 (32)
Maternal education




     < High School
35 (21)

39 (23)

     High School
73 (45)

63 (36)

     > High School
55 (34)

71 (41)


* Data presented as number of infants (percentages of group).

Pneumothorax or pulmonary interstitial emphysema

‡ Use of supplemental oxygen at 36 weeks postmenstrual age

§ Cranial ultrasound abnormality: post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus; persistent ventricular dilation; intraparenchymal echolucency

Severe ROP, retinopathy of prematurity requiring surgery

Maternal education data were available for 163 Epoch 1 subjects and 173 Epoch 2 subjects who were seen at 12 months adjusted age

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