Table 3
Relation between RDS and ethnic origin
| Variables controlled for in the logistic regression | Odds ratio for RDS, relative to African infants (with 95% confidence intervals) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Caucasian infants | Caribbean infants | ||
| None | 4.3 (1.8-10.0) | 1.8 (0.8-3.9) | |
| Gestational age and size for dates | 4.6 (1.9-11.1) | 1.8 (0.8-4.1) | |
| Gestational age, size for dates, antenatal steroid therapy, hypertension during pregnancy, PROM, maternal smoking, mode of delivery and infant gender | 4.3 (1.7-11.1) |
1.6 (0.7-3.9) |
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