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Table 7 Estimates of prevalence (P), intracluster correlation coefficients (ICC), their respective 95% CI, design effect (Deff), and mean cluster size (n a ) for categorical newborn outcome variables

From: Intracluster correlation coefficients for the Brazilian Multicenter Study on Preterm Birth (EMIP): methodological and practical implications

Variable

P(%)

ICC

95% CI for ICC

Deff

na

Diagnosis of gestational age (US)

45.4

0.264

0.128-0.399

84.8

265

Stillborn

3.1

0.026

0.006-0.046

7.5

265

Intubation at delivery

13.4

0.013

0.002-0.024

4.1

248

Use of surfactant

12.6

0.015

0.002-0.027

4.4

245

Fetal malformation

9.5

0.078

0.026-0.130

19.6

246

Ventilatory support

42.6

0.041

0.011-0.070

15.1

249

Neonatal morbidity

60.3

0.126

0.047-0.205

33.4

248

   Sepsis

27.7

0.051

0.011-0.091

8.3

144

   Respiratory distress

73.4

0.061

0.014-0.107

9.9

148

   Pneumothorax

3.6

0.041

0.007-0.075

8.2

141

   Cerebral hemorrhage (1–4)

8.7

0.052

0.007-0.097

5.8

114

   Lung hemorrhage

3.7

0.028

0.004-0.053

5.7

143

   Hematologic dysfunction

51.0

0.267

0.116-0.417

71.7

146

   Endocrine dysfunction

22.0

0.119

0.036-0.201

30.3

145

   Renal dysfunction

6.4

0.013

<0.001-0.027

3.5

145

   Immune dysfunction

6.5

0.092

0.025-0.158

22.1

145

   Musculoskeletal morbidity

8.6

0.190

0.071-0.310

38.4

146

   Gastrointestinal dysfunction

43.2

0.340

0.168-0.512

70.6

146

   Hypovolemia

10.4

0.026

0.003-0.049

6.0

146

   Necrotizing enterocolitis

2.4

0.020

0.001-0.038

3.2

145

   Convulsion/anticonvulsants

4.8

0.039

0.007-0.071

6.7

146

   Vasoactive amines

12.2

0.019

0.001-0.037

3.5

146

   Pneumonia

5.6

0.118

0.036-0.200

15.6

145

   Oxygen therapy with 28 days

8.0

0.021

0.002-0.041

3.8

145

   Oxygen therapy with 56 days

2.9

0.012

<0.001-0.025

2.8

143

   Degree of retinopathy (1–3)

4.8

0.028

<0.001-0.056

4.2

99

Condition at discharge (live)

91.8

0.014

0.002-0.026

4.1

252