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Table 4 Perinatal and adulthood risk factors and are standardised plethysmographic, IOS, and FeNO tests’ results in prematurely born young adults

From: Long-term pulmonary outcomes of young adults born prematurely: a Polish prospective cohort study PREMATURITAS 20

 

TLC z -score

(n = 50)

RV z -score

(n = 51)

RV/TLC z -score

(n = 50)

FRC z -score

(n = 51)

Fres (IOS)

(n = 52)

FeNO

(n = 50)

mean ± SD

p-value

mean ± SD

p-value

mean ± SD

p-value

mean ± SD

p-value

mean ± SD

p-value

mean ± SD

p-value

Prenatal steroids

            

No (n = 14)

0.45 ± 0.99

0.334

1.04 ± 1.23

0.472

1.03 ± 1.58

0.107

0.64 ± 0.92

0.565

13.49 ± 6.02

0.092

26.07 ± 22.74

0.046

Yes (n = 38)

0.75 ± 0.94

0.80 ± 1.02

0.43 ± 0.96

0.46 ± 0.97

11.26 ± 3.24

16.72 ± 9.73

Congenital pneumonia

            

No (n = 34)

0.73 ± 1.00

0.536

0.77 ± 1.12

0.418

0.41 ± 1.01

0.134

0.34 ± 1.03

0.079

12.28 ± 4.84

0.328

21.19 ± 17.19

0.247

Yes (n = 18)

0.55 ± 0.87

1.03 ± 0.99

0.93 ± 1.38

0.83 ± 0.70

11.06 ± 2.67

16.06 ± 9.26

Mechanical ventilation

            

< 7 days (n = 40)

0.67 ± 1.02

0.984

0.71 ± 1.08

0.053

0.39 ± 1.05

0.020

0.38 ± 1.01

0.062

12.10 ± 4.57

0.454

20.69 ± 15.96

0.231

≄ 7 days (n = 12)

0.66 ± 0.68

1.41 ± 0.89

1.34 ± 1.35

0.98 ± 0.43

11.05 ± 2.80

14.55 ± 9.60

Surfactant

            

No (n = 41)

0.69 ± 1.02

0.765

0.83 ± 1.10

0.688

0.53 ± 1.13

0.546

0.45 ± 0.99

0.369

11.75 ± 4.56

0.730

19.30 ± 15.69

0.970

Yes (n = 11)

0.58 ± 0.62

0.99 ± 1.00

0.79 ± 1.35

0.76 ± 0.75

12.26 ± 2.75

19.50 ± 12.09

RDS

            

No (n = 37)

0.66 ± 1.06

0.881

0.91 ± 1.11

0.576

0.63 ± 1.12

0.631

0.50 ± 1.01

0.840

11.89 ± 4.73

0.943

19.97 ± 16.31

0.636

Yes (n = 15)

0.70 ± 0.58

0.72 ± 0.97

0.44 ± 1.33

0.56 ± 0.79

11.79 ± 2.73

17.71 ± 10.95

Sepsis

            

No (n = 46)

0.67 ± 0.99

0.964

0.87 ± 1.10

0.935

0.57 ± 1.15

0.780

0.50 ± 0.96

0.787

11.75 ± 4.37

0.602

19.18 ± 15.23

0.842

Yes (n = 6)

0.65 ± 0.74

0.83 ± 0.87

0.71 ± 1.42

0.61 ± 0.91

12.72 ± 3.02

20.50 ± 13.72

Postnatal steroids

            

No (n = 47)

0.69 ± 0.99

0.512

0.82 ± 1.05

0.322

0.52 ± 1.11

0.156

0.46 ± 0.96

0.167

11.91 ± 4.37

0.842

19.89 ± 15.26

0.646

Yes (n = 4)

0.36 ± 0.47

1.38 ± 1.49

1.39 ± 1.82

1.16 ± 0.61

11.46 ± 3.22

16.25 ± 12.50

Hospitalisations due to respiratory

infections up to 2 years of age

            

No (n = 40)

0.71 ± 0.97

0.614

0.87 ± 1.12

0.971

0.55 ± 1.17

0.700

0.54 ± 1.01

0.714

11.43 ± 4.42

0.182

17.76 ± 16.31

0.725

Yes (n = 12)

0.55 ± 0.95

0.85 ± 0.95

0.70 ± 1.19

0.42 ± 0.78

13.30 ± 3.26

18.00 ± 9.74

Current asthma

            

No (n = 46)

0.67 ± 0.97

0.978

0.89 ± 1.11

0.598

0.59 ± 1.14

0.854

0.54 ± 0.97

0.624

11.32 ± 3.02

0.009

18.23 ± 14.08

0.156

Yes (n = 6)

0.66 ± 0.94

0.64 ± 0.75

0.50 ± 1.49

0.33 ± 0.77

15.99 ± 8.75

27.50 ± 14.43

Current smoking

            

No (n = 37)

0.66 ± 0.96

0.954

0.97 ± 1.07

0.280

0.71 ± 1.25

0.243

0.55 ± 0.88

0.624

12.17 ± 4.72

0.411

16.80 ± 10.52

0.065

Yes (n = 15)

0.68 ± 0.98

0.61 ± 1.07

0.29 ± 0.91

0.41 ± 1.11

11.10 ± 2.61

25.27 ± 21.39