Logistic regression analysis to determine independent factors associated with severe motor disability
| Values are adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for significant factors only. | |
| †Parenchymal pathology and/or ventriculomegaly on final cranial ultrasound scan. | |
| *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001. | |
| Antenatal | |
| Male | 2.35 (1.03 to 5.39)* |
| Antepartum steroids | 0.36 (0.15 to 0.84)* |
| Perinatal | |
| Antepartum steroids | 0.39 (0.17 to 0.92)* |
| Vaginal breech delivery | 2.57 (1.14 to 5.79)* |
| Day 1 postnatal | |
| Moved hospitals within 24 hours | 6.82 (2.84 to 16.38)*** |
| To discharge | |
| Moved hospitals within 24 hours | 4.98 (1.79 to 13.87)** |
| Pulmonary haemorrhage | 7.34 (2.22 to 24.28)*** |
| >6 weeks systemic steroids | 5.11 (1.73 to 15.07)** |
| Significantly abnormal USS† | 7.15 (2.73 to 18.74)*** |