Growth and Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Preterm LBW Infants with Sepsis in India: A Prospective Cohort

Table 4

Neurodevelopmental outcomes in both studied groups.

Outcome	Sepsis (%)	No sepsis (%)	RR (95% CI)	value
Abnormal outcome	27/40 (67.5%)	11/54 (20.37%)	3.31 (1.87–5.85)	<0.001
Cerebral palsy	5/40 (12.5%)	2/54 (3.7%)	3.37 (0.69–16.5)	0.11
Squint	3/40 (7.5%)	3/54 (5.5%)	1.35 (0.28–6.34)	0.70
Hearing aids	3/40 (7.5%)	1/54 (1.8%)	4.05 (0.43–37.5)	0.18
DDST fail	13/40 (32.5%)	5/54 (9.2%)	3.51 (1.36–9.04)	0.001
Blindness	4/40 (10%)	00	NA	0.01
Tone abnormalities	4/40 (10%)	1/54 (1.8%)	5.4 (0.62–46.49)	0.083

DDST: Denver development screening test.