Table 3

 Readmission within three months of discharge in the study cohort

Infant groupReadmission rateRange across sites
Values are percentages.
LOAV, Length of assisted ventilation; PMA, postmenstrual age.
*14% of all respondents did not provide income information.
All infants (n = 1250)11.36.0–18.2
Singleton birth (n = 735)12.76.7–22.2
Multiple gestation birth (n = 515)9.20–15.8
30–32 weeks (n = 494)12.56.1–32.0
30–32 weeks, received antenatal steroids (n = 422)12.35.3–31.8
30–32 weeks, no antenatal steroids (n = 72)13.30.0–33.3
33–34 weeks (n = 756)10.52.2–17.9
33–34 weeks, received antenatal steroids (n = 422)11.30.0–27.8
33–34 weeks, no antenatal steroids (n = 334)9.40.0–14.8
<2000 g (n = 745)11.45.7–23.8
2000+ g (n = 505)11.05.3–21.4
Male infants (n = 638)14.44.9–20.0
Female infants (n = 612)8.00.0–15.6
White infants (n = 731)11.15.0–13.6
African-American infants (n = 177)14.10.0–38.5
Asian infants (n = 167)10.60.0–33.3
Hispanic infants (n = 129)9.80.0–50.0
Infants with LOAV ⩾72 hours (n = 133)13.60.0–25.0
Infants with oxygen in use at 28 days (n = 36)39.80.0–100.0
Infants with oxygen in use at 36 weeks PMA (n = 37)31.00.0–50.0
Mother did not complete high school (n = 92)9.40.0–66.7
Mother completed high school (n = 1158)11.46.4–18.9
Annual income <$30 000 (n = 159)*9.80.0–28.6
Annual income $30 000–49 999 (n = 151)9.40.0–60.0
Annual income ⩾50 000 (n = 744)11.83.2–17.4