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Table 3 Neonatal and maternal secondary outcomes

From: Tocolysis with nifedipine versus atosiban and perinatal outcome: an individual participant data meta-analysis

Characteristics

IPDMA

Van Vliet

Salim

Maternal outcomes

Nifedipine (n = 321)

Atosiban (n = 321)

HR or OR (95% CI) or χ2 test

Nifedipine (n = 246)

Atosiban (n = 251)

HR (95% CI) or χ2 test

Nifedipine (n = 75)

Atosiban (n = 70)

HR (95% CI) or χ2 test

GA at delivery (weeks)a

33 + 6 (31 + 1–37 + 2)

33 + 0 (30 + 3–36 + 3)

HR 0.80 (0.67–0.95), p = 0.013

33 + 1 (30 + 4–37 + 0)

32 + 3 (30 + 1–36 + 0)

HR 0.85 (0.70–1.03), p = 0.10

36 + 4 (34 + 0–38 + 1)

34 + 5 (33 + 0–38 + 0)

HR 0.60 (0.40–0.90), p = 0.014

Time to delivery (days)a

18 (2–44)

10 (2–42)

HR 0.83 (0.69–0.99), p = 0.038

7.5 (1.0–39.0)

4.0 (1.0–38.5)

HR 0.88 (0.72–1.06), p = 0.18

35.0 (23.0–49.5)

32.0 (15.0–50.0)

HR 0.61 (0.40–0.94), p = 0.024

Successful 48 hours of tocolysis

247 (77)

243 (76)

OR 1.06 (0.73–1.53), p = 0.77

177 (72)

181 (72)

OR 0.99 (0.67–1.47)

70 (93)

62 (89)

OR 1.81 (0.56–5.81)

Neonatal outcomes

Nifedipine (n = 392)

Atosiban (n = 380)

OR or MD (95% CI)

Nifedipine (n = 294)

Atosiban (n = 289)

OR or MD (95% CI)

Nifedipine (n = 98)

Atosiban (n = 91)

OR or MD (95% CI)

NICU admission

182 (46)

225 (59)

0.32 (0.14–0.75), p = 0.008

153 (52)

179 (62)

0.53 (0.29–0.96), p = 0.037

29 (30)

46 (51)

0.32 (0.018–5.71), p = 0.44

Ventilation support

 - CPAP

–

–

–

111/251 (44)

131/252 (52)

0.69 (0.44–1.07), p = 0.098

–

–

0

 - Intubation

52/355 (15)

66/349 (19)

0.65 (0.13–3.38), p = 0.61

42/257 (16)

53/258 (21)

0.68 (0.098–4.73), p = 0.70

10 (10)

13 (14)

0.56 (0.033–9.71), p = 0.69

Birthweight

2077 (1604–2717)

1985 (1532–2568)

112 (−85–309), p = 0.26

1983 (1503–2674)

1845 (1435–2465)

139 (−59–336), p = 0.16

2351 (1985–2894)

2243 (1930–2761)

251 (−47–550), p = 0.097

  1. Data are median (IQR) or n/N (%). OR Odds ratio, MD Median difference
  2. acensored at 37 + 0 weeks
  3. bincludes perinatal death, sepsis, IVH, NEC, RDS