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Table 4 Growth and developmental outcomes of infants with and without PH and with severe BPD

From: Developmental outcomes of preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension at 18–24 months of corrected age

 

PH

Non-PH

P-values

(n = 17)

(n = 23)

Growth at hospital discharge

 Body weight, kg

3.4 ± 1.0

2.9 ± 0.6

0.098

  z-score

−2.2 ± 1.7

−2.1 ± 1.5

0.982

 Head circumference, cm

33.7 ± 2.8

33.3 ± 1.8

0.663

  z-score

−2.3 ± 1.5

− 1.8 ± 1.0

0.225

Growth at 18–24 months

 Body weight, kg

9.2 ± 1.4

10.1 ± 1.3

0.050

  z-score

−1.7 ± 1.2

− 0.7 ± 1.3

0.016

 Head circumference, cm

44.7 ± 2.0

46.0 ± 1.4

0.024

  z-score

− 1.3 ± 1.9

− 0.7 ± 1.1

0.243

Bayley-III at 18–24 months

 Cognitive

85 (65–105)

95 (55–110)

0.048

 Language

83 (47–100)

83 (53–115)

0.551

 Motor

88 (52–97)

89 (46–110)

0.124

  1. PH pulmonary hypertension, BPD bronchopulmonary dysplasia