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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Dec 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Jul 5;34(4):347–356. doi: 10.3171/2024.3.PEDS22376

TABLE 2.

Clinical and radiologic factors and their association with neurodevelopmental outcomes

Bayley-III Score*
Cognition Language Motor
Estimated Change SE p Value Estimated Change SE p Value Estimated Change SE p Value
Unadjusted linear regression model
 Estimated GA, wks +0.93 1.04 0.37 −0.319 1.334 0.812 +1.353 1.077 0.216
 Male sex −2.33 4.18 0.58 −3.012 5.523 0.589 +2.893 4.392 0.514
 Birth weight, g +0.02 0.01 0.18 0.014 0.015 0.336 +0.022 0.011 0.057
 Medical risk index −1.98 0.99 0.054 −2.494 1.248 0.053 −2.348 1.024 0.027
 Sociodemographic stressor index −0.38 1.29 0.77 −1.694 1.713 0.329 −0.092 1.367 0.946
 No. of general anesthesia events −1.19 0.53 0.030 −0.804 0.698 0.257 −1.541 0.534 0.006
 FTHR −13.7 24.0 0.57 −4.6 48.3 0.92 −14.8 32.1 0.65
 GMH vol, cm3
  Lt −36.45 13.32 0.009 −27.087 18.185 0.145 −42.403 13.611 0.003
  Rt −7.941 4.802 0.106 −6.469 6.282 0.310 −7.532 4.900 0.133
  Total −9.061 3.998 0.029 −8.069 5.247 0.132 −10.382 4.148 0.017
 PVHI vol, cm3
  Lt −2.224 3.085 0.481 −4.620 4.505 0.322 −3.844 2.824 0.192
  Rt −2.302 1.202 0.072 −2.260 1.616 0.181 −3.265 1.403 0.033
Multivariable model
 GMH vol, cm3
  Lt −28.8 14.0 0.048 −21.9 19.3 0.268 −35.8 13.1 0.010
  Rt −7.30 4.89 0.145 −8.76 6.78 0.206 −6.23 4.61 0.186
  Total −9.85 4.17 0.023 −11.0 5.54 0.054 −10.8 4.21 0.014
 PVHI vol, cm3
  Lt§ −2.35 3.20 0.474 −4.39 4.69 0.367 −3.80 2.94 0.215
  Rt§ −2.23 1.19 0.080 −2.19 1.65 0.204 −3.21 1.43 0.039
  Lt −4.30 3.26 0.206 −7.02 5.05 0.188 −6.36 2.80 0.038
  Rt −2.03 1.22 0.114 −2.23 1.69 0.208 −2.90 1.40 0.055
  Lt** −2.53 2.70 0.363 −4.57 2.46 0.85 −4.09 2.60 0.137
  Rt** −2.48 1.05 0.031 −2.34 1.64 0.173 −3.46 1.26 0.014
  Lt†† −0.244 3.16 0.939 −2.99 4.83 0.547 −2.26 2.94 0.461
  Rt†† −1.60 1.20 0.203 −1.97 1.75 0.278 −2.48 1.42 0.099

Boldface type indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05).

*

Estimated change of composite score with 1 unit increasing in the continuous factors or estimated score difference between two groups (yes minus no) for categorical factors.

Controlling for medical risk index, number of general anesthesia events, and contralateral GMH volume.

Controlling for medical risk index and number of general anesthesia events.

§

Controlling for presence of contralateral GMH volume.

Controlling for presence of contralateral PVHI volume.

**

Controlling for medical risk index.

††

Controlling for number of general anesthesia events.