Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of full term compared to preterm participants and of PT+S compared to PT−S groups.
| Full Term (n = 73) n (%) or M ± SD |
Preterm (n = 54) n (%) or M ± SD |
t or X2 | PT+S (n = 20) n (%) or M ± SD |
PT−S (n = 34) n (%) or M ± SD |
t or X2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 4.3 ± 0.78 | 4.4 ± 0.76 | 5.79 | 4.4 ± 0.90 | 4.4 ± 0.70 | 0.40 |
| Male | 33 (45%) | 28 (52%) | 0.55 | 8 (40%) | 20 (58%) | 1.79 |
| White | 43 (59%) | 37 (69%) | 1.23 | 14 (70%) | 23 (68%) | 0.03 |
| Maternal Education | 7.46* | 4.96 | ||||
| < 4 year College | 6 (8%) | 13 (24%) | 8 (40%) | 5 (15%) | ||
| 4 year College Degree | 25 (34%) | 20 (37%) | 7 (35%) | 13 (38%) | ||
| ≥ Masters Degree | 42 (59%) | 21(39%) | 5 (25%) | 16 (47%) | ||
| Twins | 4 (5%) | 20 (37%) | 20.17** | 5 (25%) | 15 (44%) | 1.97 |
| Gestational Age (weeks) | 39.3 ± 1.4 | 29.5 ± 2.5 | 25.71** | 28.8 ± 2.7 | 29.9 ± 2.4 | 1.62 |
| Birth weight (g) | 3333 ± 525 | 1336 ± 448 | 22.56** | 1256 ± 494 | 1382 ± 419 | 1.00 |
| Brain Injury | 0.44 | |||||
| Normal | n/a | 38 (70%) | 13 (65%) | 25 (74%) | ||
| Mildly Abnormal | n/a | 9 (17%) | 4 (20%) | 5 (15%) | ||
| Abnormal | n/a | 7 (13%) | 3 (15%) | 4 (12%) | ||
| Respiratory Distress Syndrome | n/a | 28 (52%) | 10 (50%) | 18 (53%) | 0.04 | |
| Chronic Lung Disease | n/a | 6 (11%) | 3 (15%) | 3 (9%) | 0.49 | |
| Necrotizing Enterocolitis | n/a | 4 (7%) | 3 (15%) | 1 (3%) | 2.67 | |
| Small for Gestational Age | n/a | 7 (13%) | 3 (15%) | 4 (12%) | 0.12 |
Abbreviations: PT+S, preterm children with elevated numbers of sensory symptoms; PT−S, preterm children with typical numbers of sensory symptoms
*
p < 0.05,
**
p < 0.01