Table 1.
Child Medical and Demographic Characteristics by Intervention Group
| PALS I-II
|
PALS I-DAS II
|
DAS I-PALS II
|
DAS I-II
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Term | VLBW | Term | VLBW | Term | VLBW | Term | VLBW |
| Mean birth weight in grams | 3,444 (326) | 992 (337) | 3,274 (381) | 994 (320) | 3,326 (383) | 1,203 (501) | 3,305 (371) | 1,177 (388) |
| Mean gestational age in weeks | 39.9 (0.3) | 28.7 (2.3) | 39.9 (0.2) | 28.7 (2.2) | 40.0 (0.0) | 30.2 (3.2) | 40.0 (0.0) | 29.5 (2.9) |
| Risk status (%) | 44 | 66 | 58 | 42 | 45 | 55 | 47 | 53 |
| Female (%) | 57 | 43 | 60 | 40 | 44 | 55 | 48 | 52 |
| n | 15 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 26 |
Note. Values in parentheses represent the group standard deviation. PALS = Playing and Learning Strategies; DAS = Developmental Assessment Screening; I = intervention in infancy; II = intervention in toddler–preschool period; VLBW = very low birth weight.