Risk factor OR 95% CI Notes
Gestational duration     Only singletons
<32 weeks 1.21 0.93-1.58  
<37 weeks 1.16 1.05-1.28  
Birth weight     Only sngletons
<1500g 1.06 0.78-1.45  
<2500g 1.07 0.95-1.21  
≥4500g 1.21 1.07-1.38  
Growth deviation     Only singletons
SGA 0.91 0.77-1.08  
LGA 1.34 1.21-1.47  
Respiratory diagnoses,
CPAP or mechanical
ventilation
1.07 0.92-1.23 All infants
Low Apgar score (<7
at 5 minutes)
1.33 1.08-1.63 All infants with known
Apgar score
CPAP = Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
LGA = Large for Gestational Age
SGA = Small for Gestational Age
Table 5: Some putative neonatal risk factors studied in 6458 cancer cases. Odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), adjustments as states [9].