Table 2: Baseline characteristics and demographics of technology-dependent BPD infants discharged from the NICU with tracheostomy were similar in both groups.
| Characteristics |
Usual Care, N=14 |
Comprehensive Care, N=29 |
P value |
| Female, N(%) |
8(57) |
10(34) |
0.36 |
| Race, N(%) |
– |
– |
– |
| Caucasian |
3(21) |
4(14) |
0.22 |
| African American |
7(50) |
9(33) |
– |
| Asian |
1(7) |
1(4) |
– |
| Hispanics |
3(21) |
13(48) |
– |
| Birth weight, grams median |
2556 |
1548 |
0.2 |
| Gestational age, wk, median |
35 |
30 |
0.23 |
| Health Insurance, N(%) |
– |
– |
– |
| Medicaid |
13(92) |
20(69) |
0.41 |
| Age at NICU discharge, months |
5.8 |
6.5 |
0.55 |
| Age of tracheostomy, months |
3 |
4.3 |
0.14 |
N(%): number and percentage of subjects; wk: weeks.
P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.