Table 4.
Short Form 36 (SF-36) scores in young adulthood in two groups born with low birth weight compared with normal birth weight controls
| |
VLBW (n = 43) |
SGA (n = 55) |
Control (n = 73) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | (SD) | p | Mean | (SD) | p | Mean | (SD) | |
| Mental Health |
73.6 |
(15.0) |
0.028 |
70.0 |
(18.1) |
0.001 |
79.2 |
(11.9) |
| Vitality |
50.1 |
(19.1) |
0.11 |
50.2 |
(21.6) |
0.14 |
56.2 |
(14.2) |
| Social Functioning |
91.0 |
(12.6) |
0.25 |
81.6 |
(22.7) |
0.001 |
92.6 |
(13.1) |
| Role–Emotional |
87.6 |
(24.2) |
0.22 |
70.3 |
(38.8) |
<0.001 |
90.9 |
(23.7) |
| General Health |
79.3 |
(17.8) |
0.89 |
73.4 |
(24.2) |
0.26 |
78.7 |
(19.8) |
| Physical Functioning |
90.2 |
(20.4) |
0.24 |
95.3 |
(7.1) |
0.45 |
95.5 |
(10.1) |
| Bodily Pain |
80.2 |
(22.6) |
0.98 |
80.5 |
(23.5) |
0.81 |
80.2 |
(22.5) |
| Role–Physical | 89.0 | (19.1) | 0.18 | 83.2 | (30.1) | 0.077 | 91.1 | (22.2) |
P-values vs. controls based on Mann–Whitney U test.