Table 5.

Model-Adjusted Proportions of Positive Screens on BITSEA by Neuroimaging Findings at 18- to 22-Months

Neuroimaging Findings	Problem		Competence
	Adjusted % (95% CI)	p-value	Adjusted % (95% CI)	p-value
Early CUS
Normal	0.31 (0.23, 0.40)	REF	0.19 (0.11, 0.30)	REF
No IVH grade 3–4/cPVL	0.33 (0.21, 0.47)	0.753	0.21 (0.11, 0.36)	0.718
IVH grade 3–4/cPVL	0.28 (0.15, 0.46)	0.754	0.15 (0.06, 0.31)	0.518
Late CUS
Normal	0.32 (0.24, 0.42)	REF	0.17 (0.10, 0.28)	REF
No IVH grade 3–4/cPVL	0.29 (0.19, 0.41)	0.521	0.23 (0.13, 0.38)	0.237
IVH grade 3–4/cPVL	0.21 (0.08, 0.44)	0.267	0.18 (0.07, 0.41)	0.908
Severity of WMA
Normal	0.34 (0.23, 0.48)	REF	0.15 (0.08, 0.28)	REF
Mild	0.30 (0.22, 0.39)	0.415	0.20 (0.12, 0.31)	0.352
Moderate	0.31 (0.19, 0.46)	0.649	0.18 (0.09, 0.34)	0.640
Severe	0.26 (0.09, 0.54)	0.518	0.27 (0.10, 0.56)	0.282
Lesions
No lesions	0.31 (0.23, 0.40)	REF	0.18 (0.11, 0.29)	REF
Non-cerebellar lesions only	0.27 (0.18, 0.38)	0.446	0.20 (0.11, 0.34)	0.638
Cerebellar lesions	0.37 (0.24, 0.53)	0.356	0.20 (0.10, 0.35)
Significance of cerebellar lesions
No cerebellar lesions	0.29 (0.22, 0.38)	REF	0.19 (0.11, 0.29)	REF
Non-significant lesions	0.37 (0.20, 0.59)	0.423	0.17 (0.06, 0.38)	0.783
Significant lesions	0.38 (0.22, 0.56)	0.317	0.21 (0.10, 0.40)	0.688

Note: REF=reference category; means are adjusted for center, birthweight, gestational age, multiple gestation, race/ethnicity, Medicaid enrollment, gender, antenatal steroids, C-section, late-onset sepsis, surgery for ROP, NEC, or PDA, postnatal steroids, and BPD.