Table 2

Performance of indices of respiratory failure for prediction of respiratory outcome

DeathCLD/death
AUC95% CIAUC95% CI
Gestational age0.750.69 to 0.810.810.74 to 0.88
Birth weight0.760.70 to 0.820.820.75 to 0.89
Maximum Fio 2 0.770.71 to 0.820.660.57 to 0.75
Maximum OI0.850.80 to 0.900.690.60 to 0.78
Maximum A-aDo20.870.82 to 0.920.690.60 to 0.78
Minimum a/A0.880.84 to 0.920.690.60 to 0.78
  • AUC, Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; CLD, chronic lung disease; A-aDo 2, alveolar-arterial oxygen tension difference; a/A ratio, ratio of arterial to alveolar oxygen tension; OI, oxygenation index.