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. 2017 Mar;182:85–91.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.12.020

Table V.

IQ, years of schooling, and income at 30 years, according to birth conditions

IQ (points) Years of schooling Monthly income (R$)
Mean (95% CI) Adjusted regression coefficient (95% CI) Mean (95% CI) Adjusted regression coefficient (95% CI) Mean (95% CI) Adjusted regression coefficient (95% CI)
Birthweight (g) P < .001* P < .001* P < .001* P = .003* P < .001* P < .001*
 <2500 94.5(92.8to96.1) Reference(0) 10.5(10.0to11.0) Reference(0) 1190(1009to1370) Reference(0)
 2500-2999 95.7(94.8to96.5) 1.02(−0.47to2.51) 10.6(10.4to10.9) 0.04(−0.43to0.52) 1266(1161to1370) 69(−159to296)
 3000-3499 98.5(97.8to99.1) 2.22(0.79to3.65) 11.4(11.2to11.7) 0.29(−0.17to0.75) 1538(1444to1632) 193(−26to412)
 ≥3500 99.9(99.2to100.6) 2.93(1.47to4.39) 11.9(11.6to12.1) 0.48(0.01to0.95) 1709(1597to1821) 315(91to538)
Preterm birth P = .29 P = .29 P = .21 P = .18 P = .84 P = .85
 No 98.8(98.4to99.3) Reference(0) 11.6(11.5to11.8) Reference(0) 1592(1523to1660) Reference(0)
 Yes 97.8(95.8to99.8) −0.86(−2.56to0.84) 11.2(10.6to11.8) −0.36(−0.90to0.17) 1562(1263to1861) −12(−283to259)
Birthweight for gestational age(z-score) P < .001* P = .001* P < .001* P < .001* P < .001* P = .10*
 <−1.28 95.7(94.5to96.9) Reference(0) 10.5(10.2to10.9) Reference(0) 1311(1159to1464) Reference(0)
 −1.28-0 98.1(97.4to98.8) 1.26(0.06to2.46) 11.3(11.1to11.5) 0.35(−0.02to0.72) 1558(1461to1655) 138(−53to328)
 >0 100.6(99.9to101.3) 2.33(1.10to3.55) 12.3(12.0to12.5) 0.82(0.44to1.21) 1721(1611to1831) 179(−16to374)

Adjusted for family income at birth, parental years of schooling, household asset index score, maternal skin color, and maternal smoking during pregnancy.

*

P-value for linear trend.