Table 2.
UK Data- BHPS and USS data availability.
| Fathers | Mothers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term Born (N = 4096) |
MLP/LBW (N = 441) |
VP/VLBW (N = 78) |
Term Born (N = 5665) |
MLP/LBW (N = 627) |
VP/VLBW (N = 105) |
|
| Baseline Life Satisfaction Z Score (2 years before birth) | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 0.011 (0.99) | −0.0597 (1.01) | −0.178 (1.24) | 0.013 (0.99) | −0.083 (1.08) | −0.074 (0.79) |
| N within specific timeframe | 1872 (46%) | 226 (51%) | 41 (53%) | 2674 (47%) | 354 (56%) | 53 (50%) |
| Time from Assessment to Birth (months) | ||||||
| 1st Assessment (Mean (SD)) | −22.6 (4.92) | −22.7 (5.41) | −22.3 (5.24) | −22.8(5.03) | −22.7(4.94) | −23.2(4.91) |
| 2nd Assessment (Mean (SD)) | −5.64 (3.46) | −5.54 (3.45) | −5.43 (3.53) | −5.70 (3.44) | −5.58 (3.46) | −5.87 (3.56) |
| 3rd Assessment (Mean (SD)) | 6.11 (3.48) | 6.08 (3.35) | 6.41 (3.46) | 6.05 (3.49) | 6.14 (3.40) | 6.50 (3.43) |
| 4th Assessment (Mean (SD)) | 23.4 (4.81) | 23.4 (4.75) | 23.8 (5.09) | 23.3 (4.76) | 23.1 (4.71) | 23.2 (4.09) |
| Participants’ number of eligible life satisfaction assessments | ||||||
| 1 | 988 (24.1%) | 103 (23.4%) | 21 (26.9%) | 1222 (21.6%) | 124 (19.8%) | 24 (22.9%) |
| 2 | 948 (23.1%) | 95 (21.5%) | 14 (17.9%) | 1252 (22.1%) | 123 (19.6%) | 15 (14.3%) |
| 3 | 1071 (26.1%) | 122 (27.7%) | 19 (24.4%) | 1627 (28.7%) | 178 (28.4%) | 33 (31.4%) |
| 4 | 1089 (26.6%) | 121 (27.4%) | 24 (30.8%) | 1564 (27.6%) | 202 (32.2%) | 33 (31.4%) |
BHPS British Household Panel Stud, USS Understanding Society Study, MLP/LBW moderately/late preterm or low birthweight, VP/VLBW very preterm/very low birthweight.