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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Mar;143(3):535–542. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.11.029

TABLE 4.

Comparison of neurodevelopmental outcomes by gestational age

Gestational age
threshold (wk)
Cognition
Language
Executive function
Social skills
Visual motor
Fine motor
Estimate P Estimate P Estimate P Estimate P Estimate P Estimate P
<37 vs ≥37 3.626 .1646 3.063 .2261 −0.626 .7747 3.444 .0546 5.882 .0177 8.864 .0004
<38 vs ≥38 1.634 .4286 0.272 .8929 0.312 .8523 1.496 .2946 1.337 .5002 3.449 .0834
<39 vs ≥39 5.238 .0112 2.786 .1716 2.915 .0798 2.927 .0409 4.503 .0239 4.147 .0388
<40 vs ≥40 10.472 .0005 5.973 .0439 4.930 .0382 0.673 .7474 9.392 .0012 7.838 .0072
<41 vs ≥41 12.562 .0990 9.405 .2052 13.604 .0231 2.970 .5736 10.035 .1726 13.831 .0615

No threshold identified for inattention, impulsivity, or memory.