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NICU graduate clinic follow-up data at 20–24 months on all patients |
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| Parameter |
Azithromycin Group (n = 12) |
Placebo Group (n = 10) |
p-value |
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| Weight (kg) (range) |
9.3 (7.5–11.2) |
9.9 (6.7–14.2) |
0.4 |
| Length (cm) (range) |
75.9 (65–84.7) |
78.1 (70–86) |
0.31 |
| Head Circumference (cm) (range) |
45.9 (43–47.8) |
46.3 (42–50) |
0.69 |
| Bayley (corrected): |
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| MDI (range) |
89 (68–108) |
80 (49–105) |
0.1 |
| PDI (range) |
84 (55–108) |
74 (49–100) |
0.09 |
| PLS-4 (standard score): |
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| Auditory Comprehension |
87 (74–109) |
82 (62–100) |
0.31 |
| Expressive Communication |
90 (65–108) |
76 (62–108) |
0.03 |
| Total Language Score |
87 (65–108) |
77 (62–105) |
0.08 |
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Data were analyzed using ANOVA, with mean and ranges. Abbreviations: MDI (Mental Developmental Index), PDI (Psychomotor Developmental Index) and PLS-4 (Pre-school Language Scale-4). | |||
Ballard et al. Respiratory Research 2007 8:41 doi:10.1186/1465-9921-8-41 |
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