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TABLE 5.

Multiple Regression Analyses to Identify Neonatal and Social Factors Associated With Executive and Memory Function Scores Among Very Preterm Adolescents

	Executive Function, β (SE)						Memory, β (SE)
	Phonological Fluency	Semantic Fluency	Verbal Inhibition	Cognitive Flexibility	Spatial Planning	Working Memory	Verbal Immediate Recall	Verbal Delayed Recall	Visuospatial Immediate Recall	Visuospatial Delayed Recall
Birth weight, 100 g	0.03 (0.12)	0.03 (0.14)	0.3 (0.1)	0.1 (0.1)	0.2 (0.1)	0.2 (0.1)	0.2 (0.5)	0.04 (0.05)	0.6 (0.3)	0.5 (0.3)
SGA	−1.1 (0.5)	−0.9 (0.5)	−0.4 (0.5)	−0.2 (0.5)	−0.2 (0.4)	−0.5 (0.5)	−0.5 (1.7)	−0.00 (0.19)	0.7 (1.2)	0.6 (1.2)
Male gender	−0.6 (0.4)	−0.2 (0.4)	−0.9 (0.4)	−0.6 (0.4)	−0.3 (0.3)	−0.4 (0.4)	−3.5 (1.4)	−0.36 (0.15)	−2.3 (1.0)	−2.3 (1.0)
Antenatal steroids	0.1 (0.4)	0.4 (0.4)	1.0 (0.4)	0.6 (0.4)	0.5 (0.4)	0.4 (0.4)	3.5 (1.5)	0.39 (0.16)	1.2 (1.1)	1.1 (1.1)
O₂ at 28 d	−0.5 (0.4)	−0.5 (0.5)	−0.4 (0.5)	−0.7 (0.5)	0.3 (0.4)	−0.2 (0.5)	0.8 (1.6)	0.22 (0.17)	0.9 (1.1)	1.0 (1.2)
Severe brain injury	−3.6 (0.7)^a	−3.9 (0.7)^a	−3.6 (0.7)^a	−4.2 (0.7)^a	−4.0 (0.6)^a	−3.9 (0.7)^a	−9.2 (2.4)^a	−1.44 (0.26)^a	−9.6 (1.7)^a	−9.6 (1.8)^a
Maternal education, y	0.4 (0.1)^a	0.2 (0.1)	0.3 (0.1)^a	0.3 (0.1)^a	0.2 (0.1)^a	0.5 (0.1)^a	0.5 (0.3)	0.06 (0.03)	0.5 (0.2)	0.6 (0.2)^a

β coefficients represent the amount of increase or decrease in test scores for a 1-unit change in the predictor variable. SGA indicates small for gestational age.

P < .005.