Table 2.
Neurological and motor assessment scores for preterm, term SGA and term AGA infants
| Assessment tools | Preterm (n = 43) | Term SGA (n = 39) | Term AGA (n = 170) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean | (95% CI) | n | Mean | (95% CI) | n | Mean | (95% CI) | p | |
|
HINE Total scorea |
43 | 61.8 | (60.5 to 63.1)b | 39 | 62.5 | (61.1 to 63.8) | 168 | 63.3 | (62.6 to 63.9) | 0.099 |
|
GMA Motor optimality score |
31 | 24.8 | (23.9 to 25.8) | 28 | 24.5 | (23.6 to 25.4) | 86 | 25.4 | (24.9 to 25.8) | 0.175 |
|
TIMP Total scorea |
16 | 112.4 | (107.8 to 117.0) | 18 | 113.8 | (109.4 to 118.1) | 54 | 115.2 | (112.7 to 117.8) | 0.527 |
|
AIMS Total scorea |
35 | 17.7 | (16.5 to 18.8) | 34 | 18.1 | (17.0 to 19.3) | 163 | 17.9 | (17.4 to 18.4) | 0.862 |
AGA = appropriate gestational age, AIMS = Alberta Infant Motor Scale, CI = confidence intervals, GMA = Prechtl General Movement Assessment, HINE = Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination, Preterm = gestational age 32–36 weeks, SGA = small gestational age, TIMP = Test of Infant Motor Performance, a adjusted for CA at test, b p = 0.041 vs. Term AGA