TABLE 4.
General Health at Age 8 and 14 Years
| General Health, mean score ± SD | ELBW | NBW | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 8 y | Age 14 y | Mean Difference (95% CI)a | Age 8 y | Age 14 y | Mean Difference (95% CI)a | |
| Total population | n = 167b | n = 115 | ||||
| 4.34 ± 1.03c | 3.85 ± 0.92c | −0.49 (−0.71 to −0.28)** | 4.30 ± 0.94c | 3.91 ± 0.89c | −0.38 (−0.61 to −0.15)* | |
| Boys | n = 60 | n = 42 | ||||
| 4.45 ± 0.96 | 3.93 ± 0.90 | −0.52 (−0.85 to −0.18)* | 4.40 ± 0.86 | 4.12 ± 0.90 | −0.29 (−0.65 to 0.07) | |
| Girls | n = 107b | n = 73 | ||||
| 4.27 ± 1.06 | 3.80 ± 0.94 | −0.48 (0.76 to −0.20)* | 4.23 ± 0.98 | 3.79 ± 0.88 | −0.44 (−0.74 to −0.14)* | |
Results are unadjusted. Higher score indicates better health.
a
Paired t test. Mean difference calculated as 8 y minus 14 y score.
b
One girl response is missing at age 8 y.
c
General health scores of the ELBW versus NBW children did not differ significantly at 8 or 14 y (P = .78 and .49, respectively, after adjusting for SES, race, and gender.
*
P < .01, **P < .001.