Table 1

Centre-specific OR and 95% CI of survival among infants in three different gestational age groups in Switzerland over a 10-year period (2000–2009) standardised for gestational age, birth weight, single/multiple birth and sex; infants with lethal/severe malformations were excluded.

CentreNGestational age group (completed weeks)
23–25 OR (95% CI)26–28 OR (95% CI)29–31 OR (95% CI)
(n=976)(n=1943)(n=3399)
17651.49 (0.99 to 2.25)0.85 (0.57 to 1.25)0.61 (0.35 to 1.09)
28300.56 (0.33 to 0.94)*0.78 (0.55 to 1.15)0.98 (0.52 to1.87)
310471.39 (0.95 to 2.03)1.86 (1.23 to 2.81)1.86 (0.89 to 3.88)
45662.57 (1.50 to 4.42)2.51 (1.36 to 4.65)1.66 (0.67 to 4.14)
54660.47 (0.23 to 0.95)*0.82 (0.51 to 1.34)1.68 (0.61 to 4.64)
66562.73 (1.72 to 4.34)4.26 (1.96 to 9.23)1.53 (0.67 to 3.54)
713010.24 (0.15 to 0.36)*0.34 (0.26 to 0.46)*0.61 (0.37 to 0.98)*
84971.91 (1.13 to 3.24)2.20 (1.13 to 4.29)0.86 (0.39 to 1.88)
91900.49 (0.19 to 1.28)1.12 (0.43 to 2.90)0.91 (0.28 to 2.95)
  • * Statistically significant lower survival rate.

  • Statistically significant higher survival rate.