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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Early Hum Dev. 2011 Feb 12;87(4):247–252. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.01.023

Table 4.

Child Behavior Check List Syndrome Scale Scores

Preterm
(n = 61)
Full Term
(n = 28)
p
Mean T-
scores(SD)
Mean T-
scores(SD)
Syndrome Scalesa
Anxious/Depressed 58 (7.7) 52 (3.9) <.001*
Withdrawn/Depressed 58 (8.7) 54 (5.6) .035*
Somatic Complaints 56 (7.1) 54 (4.4) .186
Social Problems 57 (7.7) 52 (4.7) .001*
Thought Problems 56 (6.5) 52 (3.4) .006*
Attention Problems 59 (9.0) 52 (3.2) <.001*
Rule-Breaking Behavior 54 (6.1) 52 (2.7) .067
Aggressive Behavior 55 (7.3) 52 (3.7) .283

Preterm
(n = 61)
Full Term
(n = 28)
OR
(95% CI)^
p

Number (%)
with T-score >
60
Number (%)
with T-score >
60
Syndrome Scalesb
Anxious/Depressed 21 (34) 1 (4) 10 (.01–.84) .034*
Withdrawn/Depressed 20 (33) 3 (11) 3.1 (.08–1.3) .114
Somatic Complaints 15 (25) 2 (7) 3.8 (.05–1.4) .112
Social Problems 19 (31) 2 (7) 3.5 (.06–1.5) .135
Thought Problems 13 (21) 1 (4) 4.0 (.03–2.3) .219
Attention Problems 24 (39) 1 (4) 10.2 (.01–.83) .033*
Rule-Breaking Behavior 7 (12) 0 -- --
Aggressive Behavior 10 (16) 2 (7) 2.1 (.08–2.6) .391
a

Data analyzed by Mann-Whitney U test.

b

Binary logistic regression

^

OR adjusted for SES and IQ.