Table 3.
Within birthgroup changes in life satisfaction over time- marginal means contrast analysis.
| Birth group | Assessment point contrast | Mothers' difference in satisfaction | Mothers adj. p. value | Fathers' difference in satisfaction | Fathers adj. p. value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term Born | Two years before–Six months before | −0.13 | 0.01 | −0.03 | 0.06 |
| Term Born | Two years before–Six months after | −0.18 | 0.01 | −0.08 | 0.01 |
| Term Born | Two years before–two years after | 0.00 | 0.89 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
| Term Born | Six months before–Six months after | −0.05 | 0.01 | −0.04 | 0.01 |
| Term Born | Six months before–Two years after | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.01 |
| Term Born | Six Months after–Two years after | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.01 |
| MLP/LBW | Two years before–Six months before | −0.03 | 0.57 | 0.01 | 0.87 |
| MLP/LBW | Two Years Before – Six months After | −0.13 | 0.01 | −0.11 | 0.02 |
| MLP/LBW | Two years before–Two years after | 0.02 | 0.64 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| MLP/LBW | Six months before–Six months after | −0.10 | 0.01 | −0.12 | 0.01 |
| MLP/LBW | Six Months before–Two years after | 0.05 | 0.30 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| MLP/LBW | Six Months after–Two years after | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.20 | 0.01 |
| VP/VLBW | Two years before–Six months before | −0.05 | 0.79 | −0.02 | 0.94 |
| VP/VLBW | Two years before–Six months after | 0.03 | 0.80 | −0.01 | 0.94 |
| VP/VLBW | Two years before–Two years after | 0.25 | 0.03 | −0.08 | 0.94 |
| VP/VLBW | Six months before–Six months after | 0.07 | 0.67 | 0.01 | 0.94 |
| VP/VLBW | Six months before–Two years after | 0.29 | 0.01 | −0.05 | 0.94 |
| VP/VLBW | Six months after–Two years after | 0.22 | 0.03 | −0.07 | 0.94 |
*MLP/LBW moderately or late preterm or low birthweight, VP/VLBW very preterm or very low birthweight. Contrasts are adjusted for multiple comparison using the false discovery rate adjustment. Bold indicates significance at p <0.05.