Table 1.
Characteristics of preterm infants and parents’ educational level, Swedish CAP cohort.
| Descriptive | |
|---|---|
| Variables | statistics |
| Infants Characteristics, n = 24 | |
| Birth weight, mean (SD), g | 981 (167) |
| Gestational age, mean (SD), week | 27 (1.1) |
| Female, no. (%) | 10 (42) |
| Very preterm (28–29 weeks), no. (%) | 6 (25) |
| Extremely preterm (<28 weeks), no. (%) | 18 (75) |
| SGA, no. (%) | 8 (33) |
| Singleton birth, no. (%) | 20 (83) |
| Respiratory support <8 days no. (%) | 7 (25) |
| Invasive ventilatory support <6 days no. (%) | 13 (54) |
| Invasive ventilatory support >7 days no. (%) | 4 (17) |
| Medical complications | |
| CLD, no. (%) | 4 (17) |
| BPD, no. (%) | 7 (29) |
| IVH, no. (%) | 5 (21) |
| ROP, grade >3, treated, no. (%) | 4 (17) |
| ROP, grade 1–2, no. (%) | 3 (13) |
| Sepsis, no. (%) | 16 (67) |
| Parental Education Level, at 11 years (n = 48) | |
| Less than elementary school level yes, no. (%) | 2 (4) |
| High school, yes, no. (%) | 21 (45) |
| Diploma, yes, no. (%) | 11(23) |
| Bachelor/masters, yes, no. (%) | 11(23) |
| PhD, yes, no. (%) | 2 (4) |
Respiratory support (Invasive and non-invasive ventilatory support combined) <8 days. CLD = chronic lung disease, BPD = bronchopulmonary dysplasia, IVH = intraventricular hemorrhage, ROP = retinopathy of prematurity.