Univariate analysis of poor outcomes and related morbidity
| p Values | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singletons (%) | Twins (%) | Triplets (%) | 1 v 2 | 1 v 3 | 2 v 3 | |
| *p>0.05; **p<0.05; ***p<0.01; ****p<0.001. | ||||||
| CLD, Chronic lung disease; P-IVH, periventricular-intraventricular haemorrhage; PVL, periventricular leucomalacia. | ||||||
| Death | 20.1 | 21.7 | 22.4 | * | * | * |
| Respiratory distress syndrome | 59.9 | 70.4 | 75.9 | **** | ** | * |
| Chronic lung disease | 23.2 | 25.3 | 19.4 | * | * | ** |
| % CLD treated with steroids | 71.1 | 72.4 | 69.4 | * | * | * |
| Adverse neurological findings (any) | 20.8 | 22.2 | 21.2 | * | * | * |
| P-IVH grade 3/4 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 11.2 | * | * | * |
| PVL | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.3 | * | * | * |
| Hydrocephalus | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.0 | * | * | * |