Cohort | |||
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Variable | 1991–92 | 2005 | p Value* |
Postnatal age at commencement (days) | 23 (18 to 27) | 23 (13 to 34.5) | 0.82 |
Postmenstrual age at commencement (weeks) | 29.3 (28.1 to 30.6) | 28.3 (26.9 to 31.6) | 0.23 |
Duration (days) | 27 (18 to 37) | 13.5 (6.8 to 33.5) | <0.001 |
Dose received (mg/kg dexamethasone equivalent) | 7.7 (4.6 to 8.6) | 2.0 (1.1 to 5.1) | <0.001 |
↵* From Mann–Whitey U-test
Data are median (IQR), unless otherwise stated.