Table 2.
Left and right hippocampal volume (cc) at term and 7 years, and change in volume from term to 7 years for very preterm and full‐term childrena
| Hippocampal volume, | Very preterm | Full‐term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean (95% CI) | Right | Left | Right | Left |
| Neonatal | 1.14 (1.10) | 1.12 (1.08, 1.17) | 1.21 (1.11, 1.31) | 1.18 (1.08, 1.28) |
| 7‐year | 2.85 (2.80, 2.89) | 2.74 (2.70, 2.77) | 3.15 (3.05, 3.25) | 3.00 (2.90, 3.10) |
| Change | 1.71 (1.67, 1.75) | 1.62 (1.58, 1.66) | 1.97 (1.88, 2.06) | 1.82 (1.73, 1.91) |
a
Results from a single model including measurements from the left and right hemisphere at both time points, allowing the effect of time and hemisphere to be different in the two groups, and allowing for a three way interaction between group, hemisphere and time.