Table 4.
Frequency of Neurological and Psychological Health at Age 17
| FT n/total (%) | HPT n/total (%) | MPT n/total (%) | NPT n/total (%) | SGA n/total (%) | Analysis | |
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| Neurological
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| Figure Recognition+ | ||||||
| Normal | 36/44 (82) | 18/25 (72) | 25/47 (53) | 13/28 (46) | 20/29 (69) | χ2(1, 8) = 19.9; p =. 01 |
| Moderate Discrepancy | 8/44 (18) | 6/25 (24) | 22/47 (47) | 13/28 (46) | 9/29 (31) | |
| Severe Discrepancy | 0/44 (0) | 1/25 (4) | 0 (0) | 2/28 (7) | 0 (0) | |
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| Arm & Leg^^ | ||||||
| Normal | 36/44 (82) | 15/25 (60) | 24/47 (51) | 10/28 (68) | 19/29 (65) | χ2(1, 8) = 18.1; p = .02 |
| Moderate Discrepancy | 8/44 (18) | 9/25 (36) | 23/47 (49) | 7/28 (25) | 10/29 (34) | |
| Severe Discrepancy | 0/44 (0) | 1/25 (4) | 0 (0) | 2/28 (7) | 0 (0) | |
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| Tandem Walk§ | ||||||
| Normal | 37/44 (84) | 16/25 (64) | 36/47 (77) | 17/28 (61) | 23/29 (79) | χ2(1, 8) = 16.5; p =.03 |
| Moderate Discrepancy | 6/44 (14) | 8/25 (32) | 5/47 (11) | 6/28 (21) | 6/29 (21) | |
| Severe Discrepancy | 1/44 (2) | 1/25 (4) | 6/47 (13) | 5/28 (18) | 0 (0) | |
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| Psychological
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| Internalizing | ||||||
| Normal | 37/43 (86) | 17/23 (74) | 44/47 (94) | 25/28 (89) | 23/30 (77) | χ2(1, 4) = 7.16; p =.12 |
| At-Risk | 6/43 (14) | 6/23 (26) | 3/47 (6) | 3/28 (11) | 7/30 (23) | |
| Externalizing | ||||||
| Normal | 39/43 (91) | 21/23 (91) | 44/47 (94) | 25/28 (89) | 30/30 (100) | χ2(1, 4) = 3.32; p =.50 |
| At-Risk | 4/43 (9) | 2/23 (9) | 3/47 (6) | 3/28 (11) | 0 (0) | |
| Total Problems | ||||||
| Normal | 37/43 (86) | 19/23 (83) | 44/47 (94) | 27/28 (96) | 28/30 (93) | χ2(1, 4) = 4.67; p =.32 |
| At-Risk | 6/43 (14) | 4/23 (17) | 3/47 (6) | 1/28 (4) | 2/30 (7) | |
Note. FT = Full term, HPT = Healthy preterm; MPT = Medical preterm; NPT = Neurological preterm; SGA = Small-for-Gestational Age preterm.