Table 4.
Executive function and adaptive function scores in preterm children with elevated or typical numbers of sensory symptoms.
| Outcome Measure | PT+S M ± SD or n (%) |
PT−S M ± SD or n (%) |
U, X2, or t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEF-P GEC | 64.65 ± 16.38 | 48.48 ± 11.47 | 133.00 | 0.001 |
| EF Battery | ||||
| Six Boxes | 7.55 ± 1.79 | 6.82 ± 1.60 | 247.50 | 0.07 |
| Verbal Fluency | 5.18 ± 5.15 | 7.27 ± 3.63 | 106.50 | 0.08 |
| Day Night | 7.00 ± 7.69 | 6.67 ± 6.09 | 299.50 | 0.58 |
| Bird Dragon | 8.90 ± 5.90 | 11.03 ± 4.98 | 267.00 | 0.22 |
| Card Sort | 3.70 ± 2.52 | 3.71 ± 2.64 | 327.50 | 0.81 |
| Gift Wrapa | 13 (65%) | 10 (31%) | 5.68 | 0.02 |
| Vineland-II ABC | 93.25 ± 13.91 | 98.48 ± 10.79 | 1.45 | 0.15 |
Abbreviations: PT+S, preterm children with elevated numbers of sensory symptoms; PT−S, preterm children with typical numbers of sensory symptoms; U, Mann-Whitney U test; X2, Pearson Chi-Square; t, Independent Samples t-test.
a
Number (%) of children who failed task