Group I (n = 1408) | Group II (n = 1348) | p Value | |
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ANS, Antenatal steroid treatment; ROM, rupture of membranes before delivery; Surfactant, any surfactant given at any time; NS, not significant by χ2 test; significance was assigned at p<0.05. | |||
ANS | 13.4 | 54.6 | <0.0001 |
Complete ANS | 7.4 | 31.4 | <0.0001 |
Antenatal antibiotics | 39.2 | 67.8 | <0.0001 |
ROM >24 h | 26.0 | 26.8 | NS |
Multiple gestation | 17.1 | 19.4 | NS |
Caesarean section | 19.5 | 26.3 | <0.0001 |
Apgar ⩽3 at 1 min | 72.7 | 62.5 | <0.0001 |
Apgar ⩽3 at 5 min | 39.4 | 35.1 | 0.02 |
Surfactant | 58.2 | 68.6 | <0.0001 |