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. 2015 Jan 20;3:e738. doi: 10.7717/peerj.738

Table 1. Parent-reported Child Health Questionnaire at 10 and 18 years in EP- and term-born children.

Boys Girls
Age at follow-up: 10 years (n = 26) 18 years (n = 22) 10 years (n = 44) 18 years (n = 38a)
CHQ-PF50 scales Estimated mean
difference (95% CI)
EP vs. term-born
Estimated mean
difference (95% CI)
EP vs. term-born
Tests of interaction
group by age
p-valuesb
Estimated mean
difference (95% CI)
EP vs. term-born
Estimated mean
difference (95% CI)
EP vs. term-born
Tests of interaction
group by age
p-valuesb
Physical functioning −7.9(−15.7, −0.2) −2.3(−10.9, 6.3) 0.33 −2.3(−6.3, 1.8) −5.4(−9.8, −0.9) 0.31
Role/social-
emotional/behavioral
−23.9(−42.2, −5.7) −8.4(−28.5, 11.8) 0.25 −4.0(−11.5, 3.4) −3.8(−11.9, 4.3) 0.96
Role/social-physical −10.3(−19.8, −0.7) −4.4(−15.0, 6.2) 0.56 −0.8(−7.6, 6.1) −1.1(−8.6, 6.4) 0.95
Bodily pain −8.5(−22.6, 5.7) −6.8c(-23.1, 9.5) 0.96 −2.7(−15.2, 9.8) −3.9c(−17.8, 9.9) 0.89
Behavior −24.2(−37.7, −10.6) −7.8(−22.7, 7.2) 0.11 −6.4(−13.4, 0.6) −4.8(−12.5, 2.9) 0.76
Mental health −8.8(−18.3, 0.6) −0.5(−11.0, 9.9) 0.24 −3.9(−8.8, 1.1) −7.0(−12.5, −1.6) 0.39
Self-esteem −8.3(−19.8, 3.1) 11.3(−1.6, 24.1) 0.03 −5.5(−13.6, 2.6) −7.5(−16.4, 1.3) 0.74
General health −27.8(−39.2, −16.5) −7.5(−20.2, 5.2) 0.02 −17.2(−26.3, −8.2) −11.2(−21.2, −1.3) 0.38
Parental impact-
emotional
−35.3(−52.9, −17.6) −11.7(−31.3, 7.8) 0.08 −12.5(−20.3, −4.7) −8.0(−16.6, 0.6) 0.44
Parental impact-time −21.4(−31.9, −10.8) −3.8(−15.6, 8.1) 0.03 −7.1(−12.3, −1.8) −2.1(−7.8, 3.7) 0.21
Family activity −23.1(−38.6, −7.5) −2.8(−20.2, 14.6) 0.09 −6.7(−14.6, 1.2) −5.5(−14.2, 3.2) 0.84
Family cohesion −2.3(−16.9, 12.3) 5.1(−11.3, 21.5) 0.50 −3.2(−13.1, 6.8) −0.6(−11.5, 10.3) 0.73

Notes.

EP
extremely preterm

Higher scores in each of the CHQ scales reflect better outcome (range 0–100).

a

One report was missing.

b

From mixed linear model: interaction-term testing if development from 10 to 18 years differed in the EP vs. the term-born group.

c

One missing.