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Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression analyses of the association between premature delivery and clinical course and treatment of pertussis; crude and adjusted OR and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI)

From: Pertussis hospitalizations among term and preterm infants: clinical course and vaccine effectiveness

 

Probable and certain term infants (n = 596)a,b

Preterm infants (n = 80)b

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)c

Symptoms at admission

 Coughing attacks

438 (73.5%)

56 (70.0%)

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

 Apnea

92 (15.4%)

18 (22.5%)

1.6 (0.9–2.8)

1.8 (1.0–3.3)

 Whooping

23 (3.9%)

1 (1.3%)

0.3 (0.04–2.4)

0.3 (0.04–2.3)

 Vomiting

210 (35.2%)

28 (35.0%)

1.0 (0.6–1.6)

1.0 (0.6–1.6)

 Prolonged inspiratory effort

42 (7.1%)

7 (8.8%)

1.3 (0.5–2.9)

1.2 (0.5–2.7)

 Collapse

6 (1.0%)

2 (2.5%)

2.5 (0.5–12.7)

3.8 (0.7–19.7)

 Cyanosis

259 (43.5%)

25 (31.3%)

0.6 (0.4–1.0)

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

 Fever

52 (8.7%)

8 (10.0%)

1.2 (0.5–2.6)

0.9 (0.4–2.0)

 Feeding problems

185 (31.0%)

27 (33.8%)

1.1 (0.7–1.9)

1.1 (0.7–1.9)

Complications

 Any complication

53 (8.9%)

10 (12.5%)

1.5 (0.7–3.0)

1.6 (0.8–3.4)

Treatment

 Antibiotics before admission

114/580 (19.7%)

18/77 (23.4%)

1.1 (0.6–2.0)

1.1 (0.6–1.9)

 Antibiotics during admission

475/587 (80.9%)

68/78 (87.2%)

1.5 (0.7–3.2)

1.8 (0.9–3.9)

 Artificial respiration

39/577 (6.8%)

11/77 (14.3%)

2.3 (1.1–4.8)

2.8 (1.3–6.0)

 Additional oxygen

198/585 (33.9%)

28 (36.8%)

1.1 (0.7–1.9)

1.3 (0.8–2.2)

 Admission intensive care unit (ICU)

59 (9.9%)

10 (12.5%)

1.3 (0.6–2.7)

1.6 (0.8–3.6)

Discharge

 Symptoms remaining

460 (77.2%)

58 (72.5%)

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

  1. Term infants are set as reference. Significant results are in bold
  2. aterm infants in main analysis
  3. bIf denominator is different, it is reported in the cell
  4. cadjusted for coinfections and age in months at admission