Table 4

NICU graduate clinic follow-up data at 20–24 months on all patients

Parameter
Azithromycin Group (n = 12)
Placebo Group (n = 10)
p-value

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):



MDI (range)
89 (68–108)
80 (49–105)
0.1
PDI (range)
84 (55–108)
74 (49–100)
0.09
PLS-4 (standard score):



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

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