Table 1.

Sample description (n = 63)

Variable		Frequency	Percentage	Mean(SD)	Range
Boys		31	49
Child Race/Ethnicity
Black/African-American		6	9
Hispanic/Latino		1	2
Mulit-Racial/Multi-Ethnic		5	8
White		51	81
Gestational Age (weeks)				31.72 (3.21)	25 – 36.43
<36 weeks		60	95
>36 weeks		3	5
Birthweight (grams)				1,757.08 (601.29)	680 – 3,328.00
<750g		3	5
750 – 1499g		18	29
1500 – 2499g		41	65
>2500g		1	2
Apneaa		44	70
Respiratory Distress		36	57
Ventilation During NICU Stay		33	52
Apnea Monitor at NICU Discharge		28	44
NICU Stay > 30 days		24	38
Multiple Birth		12	19
Chronic Lung Disease		10	16
Supplementary Oxygen at NICU Discharge		9	14
Gastroesophageal Reflux		6	9
Grade I – III IVH		4	6
5 Minute Apgar Score < 6		1	2

^aComplete neonatal risk data were unavailable for one girl participant.