. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 27.

Published in final edited form as: J Psychol Abnorm Child. 2014 Aug 4;3(3):127. doi: 10.4172/2329-9525.1000127

Table 6. Adult Psychological Functioning by Perinatal Problems.

	Low Birth Weight		Small Head Circumference		Low 5-min Apgar scores
	AOR (95% CI)	p-value	AOR (95% CI)	p-value	AOR (95% CI)	p-value
Depression	2.2 (1.0-4.8)	p = .05	2.6 (1.2-5.2)	p = .01	2.4 (1.0-5.9)	p = .06
Social Dysfunction	2.3 (1.3-4.1)	p = .005	2.3 (1.3-3.9)	p = .003	1.9 (1.0-3.9)	p = .095
Anxiety	1.2 (.83-1.8)	p = .33	1.4 (1.0-2.0)	p = .03	1.9 (1.2-3.0)	p = .004
Somatic Symptoms	1.2 (.80-1.9)	p = .34	1.5 (1.0-2.2)	p = .03	1.4 (.80-2.4)	p = .25

NB: Of the 2151 birth cohort, 1,540 were located 25 years later. Approximately 91% of the located sample (n=1403) were assessed for their psychological functioning.

AOR = adjusted odd ratios. CI = confidence interval.

Poverty, sex and race were statistically controlled for.