Antenatal dexamethasone use and respiratory distress in late preterm infants: results from first Vietnamese matched cohort study

Table 3 Other neonatal secondary outcomes

Outcomes, n (%)	Dexamethasone group (n₁ = 78)	Matched group (n₂ = 78)	Unadjusted OR (95% CI); p	Adjusted^a OR (95% CI); p
Early-onset neonatal sepsis	16 (20.5)	22 (28.2)	0.66 (0.31—1.38);0.265	0.51 (0.23–1.14); 0.100
Jaundice requiring phototherapy	12 (15.4)	17 (21.8)	0.65 (0.29–1.48); 0.305	0.67 (0.28–1.60); 0.365
Hypoglycemia	20 (25.6)	10 (12.8)	2.35 (1.02–5.41);0.046	2.59 (1.06–6.33); 0.037
Intraventricular hemorrhage	0	0	-	-
Necrotizing enterocolitis	0	0	-	-
Neonatal death	0	0	-	-

^aMultivariate analysis was implemented for adjustment the effects of the causes of preterm birth by logistic regression model or Poisson regression model

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