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Published in final edited form as: Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2011 Apr 26;25(4):377–387. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2011.01193.x

Table 2.

Mean differences (95% CI) in parent and teacher SDQ scores according to gestational age (GA) in completed weeks in PROBIT children at age 6.5 years

Parent SDQ Teacher SDQ

GA Crude Adjusted* Crude Adjusted*
Total 37 0.28 (−0.05, 0.62) 0.22 (−0.13, 0.57) 0.56 (−0.05, 1.16) 0.34 (−0.24, 0.92)
 Difficulties 38 0.19 (−0.05, 0.42) 0.13 (−0.11, 0.36) 0.24 (−0.08, 0.55) 0.25 (−0.06, 0.56)
39 −0.09 (−0.26, 0.09) −0.13 (−0.31, 0.05) 0.11 (−0.13, 0.35) 0.17 (−0.07, 0.41)
40 reference reference reference reference
41 −0.25 (−0.53, 0.03) −0.26 (−0.58, 0.06) −0.20 (−0.62, 0.23) −0.20 (−0.62, 0.22)
42 −0.07 (−0.67, 0.52) −0.14 (−0.70, 0.42) 0.11 (−0.99, 1.21) 0.07 (−1.03, 1.16)
43 4.42 (2.59, 6.26) 3.98 (2.12, 5.84) −0.12 (−3.57, 3.34) −0.71 (−4.85, 3.43)

Conduct 37 0.08 (−0.06, 0.22) 0.06 (−0.08, 0.21) 0.14 (−0.05, 0.34) 0.07 (−0.11, 0.25)
 Problems 38 0.02 (−0.07, 0.12) 0.01 (−0.06, 0.09) 0.01 (−0.08, 0.11) 0.00 (−0.09, 0.10)
39 −0.03 (−0.09, 0.04) −0.02 (−0.09, 0.04) 0.00 (−0.07, 0.08) 0.02 (−0.05, 0.09)
40 reference reference reference reference
41 0.01 (−0.09, 0.10) 0.01 (−0.09, 0.12) −0.05 (−0.17, 0.07) −0.06 (−0.18, 0.06)
42 −0.08 (−0.27, 0.10) −0.08 (−0.26, 0.11) 0.00 (−0.33, 0.32) 0.00 (−0.32, 0.32)
43 1.29 (0.39, 2.19) 1.02 (0.21, 1.82) −0.06 (−1.04, 0.91) −0.48 (−1.55, 0.59)

Hyperactivity 37 0.17 (−0.01, 0.36) 0.14 (−0.04, 0.32) 0.23 (−0.06, 0.51) 0.11 (−0.17, 0.39)
38 0.05 (−0.05, 0.15) 0.03 (−0.06, 0.12) 0.11 (−0.04, 0.26) 0.11 (−0.03, 0.26)
39 −0.02 (−0.10, 0.05) −0.03 (−0.11, 0.05) 0.01 (−0.10, 0.13) 0.04 (−0.07, 0.15)
40 reference reference reference reference
41 0.00 (−0.15, 0.15) −0.02 (−0.17, 0.14) 0.00 (−0.20, 0.19) −0.01 (−0.20, 0.18)
42 0.09 (−0.23, 0.41) 0.08 (−0.23, 0.40) 0.08 (−0.39, 0.55) 0.05 (−0.41, 0.52)
43 1.59 (0.58, 2.60) 1.31 (0.17, 2.45) 1.16 (−0.70, 3.03) 0.95 (−1.36, 3.26)

Emotional 37 0.05 (−0.11, 0.22) 0.06 (−0.12, 0.24) 0.08 (−0.11, 0.27) 0.10 (−0.10, 0.29)
 Symptoms 38 0.07 (−0.01, 0.15) 0.07 (−0.01, 0.15) 0.05 (−0.05, 0.15) 0.07 (−0.03, 0.18)
39 −0.01 (−0.06, 0.04) −0.03 (−0.08, 0.02) 0.05 (−0.03, 0.13) 0.07 (−0.02, 0.15)
40 reference reference reference reference
41 −0.20 (−0.31, −0.08) −0.20 (−0.31, −0.08) −0.08 (−0.22, 0.06) −0.07 (−0.21, 0.07)
42 0.03 (−0.15, 0.22) 0.01 (−0.20, 0.21) 0.03 (−0.29, 0.34) 0.02 (−0.29, 0.34)
43 0.95 (−0.08, 1.97) 0.93 (−0.19, 2.06) −0.71 (−2.23, 0.81) −0.47 (−2.17, 1.23)

Peer 37 −0.01 (−0.13, 0.11) −0.04 (−0.17, 0.10) 0.11 (−0.06, 0.28) 0.06 (−0.11, 0.23)
 Problems 38 0.04 (−0.04, 0.12) 0.02 (−0.06, 0.11) 0.05 (−0.04, 0.14) 0.05 (−0.04, 0.14)
39 −0.03 (−0.09, 0.04) −0.05 (−0.12, 0.02) 0.03 (−0.04, 0.10) 0.03 (−0.04, 0.11)
40 reference reference reference reference
41 −0.06 (−0.19, 0.08) −0.06 (−0.20, 0.08) −0.05 (−0.18, 0.07) −0.05 (−0.18, 0.08)
42 −0.10 (−0.25, 0.05) −0.14 (−0.29, 0.01) −0.03 (−0.32, 0.26) −0.04 (−0.34, 0.25)
43 0.60 (−0.33, 1.54) 0.74 (−0.30, 1.79) −0.40 (−1.20, 0.41) −0.58 (−1.48, 0.32)

Prosocial 37 −0.07 (−0.20, 0.06) −0.05 (−0.19, 0.08) −0.06 (−0.29, 0.16) 0.03 (−0.19, 0.25)
Behaviour 38 −0.02 (−0.12, 0.09) −0.01 (−0.10, 0.09) −0.05 (−0.17, 0.07) −0.02 (−0.14, 0.10)
39 0.00 (−0.08, 0.07) 0.00 (−0.09, 0.09) −0.05 (−0.14, 0.04) −0.06 (−0.15, 0.03)
40 reference reference reference reference
41 −0.03 (−0.12, 0.06) −0.04 (−0.13, 0.06) 0.09 (−0.06, 0.25) 0.10 (−0.06, 0.26)
42 0.01 (−0.28, 0.30) 0.07 (−0.21, 0.36) 0.08 (−0.25, 0.41) 0.12 (−0.22, 0.45)
43 −1.10 (−1.45, −0.75) −0.99 (−1.39, −0.60) 0.12 (−1.43, 1.67) 0.84 (−0.31, 1.98)
*

Adjusted for sex, birth weight for gestational age, maternal and paternal age, maternal height, smoking and drinking during pregnancy, number of children at home, marital status of parents, maternal and paternal education and occupation