Table 4

 Adjusted risk of mortality in group I compared with group II using regression model I with addition of antenatal antibiotics (AABX), antenatal steroids (ANS), and surfactant, separately and in combination, as covariates

Model covariatesOR (95% CI)p Value
Group I, birth from 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1994; group II, birth from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1998.
Model I1.40 (1.2 to 1.7)<0.0001
+AABX1.20 (1.0 to 1.5)0.02
+Surfactant1.30 (1.1 to 1.6)0.003
+AABX+surfactant1.10 (0.95 to 1.4)0.17
+ANS0.97 (0.79 to 1.2)0.75
+ANS+AABX0.92 (0.75 to 1.1)0.43
+ANS+surfactant0.91 (0.74 to 1.1)0.39
+ ANS+AABX +surfactant0.87 (0.70 to 1.1)0.18