Complications

BPD + PH group

BPD alone

Test value

P-value

Sig.

No.

%

No.

%

Neonatal sepsis

Yes

37

82.2%

24

53.3%

8.598*

0.053

S

No

8

17.8%

21

46.7%

Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Yes

23

51.1%

14

31.1%

3.717*

0.054

NS

No

22

48.9%

31

68.9%

Pneumothorax

Yes

12

26.7%

17

37.8%

1.272*

0.259

NS

No

33

73.3%

28

62.2%

Intracranial Hemorrhage

Yes

19

42.2%

15

33.3%

0.756*

0.384

NS

No

26

57.8%

30

66.7%

Outcome

Death

29

64.4%

12

26.7%

3.876*

0.049

S

Discharge home

16

35.5%

33

73.3%

The use of prenatal corticosteroid

Complete course

6

13.3%

22

48.9%

6.017*

0.049

S

Partial course

13

28.8%

0

0.0%

No prenatal steroid

26

57.7%

23

51.1%

Maternal Age (Years)

Mean ± SD

29.04 ± 4.63

29.91 ± 8.64

−0.593

0.555

NS

Range

18 - 38

18 - 66

Choriamnionitis

Yes

16

35.6%

17

37.8%

0.048*

0.827

NS

No

29

64.4%

28

62.2%

Maternal Risk factor

Diabetes mellitus

10

22.2%

12

26.6%

3.965*

0.432

NS

PIH

19

42.2%

14

31.1%

Others (APH, Severe olighydrmnios,

PROM, …)

13

28.8%

19

42.2%