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. 2019 Oct 22;322(16):1580–1588. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.15040

Table 2. Prevalence of Survival Without Major Comorbidities in Adulthood by Gestational Age at Birth and Birth Year, Sweden.

Gestational Age at Birth Total Births, No. Survival Survival and AYA HOPE Score = 0 Survival and CCI Score  = 0
Age 18 y, % End of Follow-up, % Age 18 y, % End of Follow-upa Age 18 y, % End of Follow-upb
% PR (95% CI)c % PR (95% CI)c
1973-1997
All births, 1973-1997 (attained ages 18-43 y; median, 29.8 y) 2 566 699 99.1 98.5 85.5 62.1 84.6 81.1
Preterm (<37 wk) 149 065 94.2 93.5 76.6 54.6 0.86 (0.85-0.86) 76.9 73.1 0.89 (0.89-0.89)
Extremely (22-27 wk) 5391 51.3 50.8 31.4 22.3 0.35 (0.33-0.36) 36.3 32.5 0.39 (0.38-0.41)
Very (28-33 wk) 33 025 89.5 88.8 68.4 48.5 0.76 (0.75-0.77) 70.9 66.4 0.81 (0.80-0.81)
Late (34-36 wk) 110 649 97.7 97.0 81.3 58.0 0.91 (0.91-0.92) 80.7 77.1 0.94 (0.94-0.94)
Early term (37-38 wk) 447 249 99.1 98.5 84.0 61.2 0.97 (0.96-0.97) 83.8 80.4 0.98 (0.98-0.98)
Full-term (39-41 wk) 1 742 809 99.4 98.9 86.2 63.0 1 [Reference] 85.3 81.8 1 [Reference]
Postterm (≥42 wk) 227 576 99.3 98.6 88.1 62.2 1.00 (0.99-1.00) 85.5 81.5 1.00 (1.00-1.00)
Per additional wkd 1.02 (1.02-1.02) 1.02 (1.02-1.02)
1973-1979
Born 1973-1979 (attained ages 36-43 y; median, 39.7 y) 699 473 98.8 97.7 94.9 59.9 85.9 80.0
Preterm (<37 wk) 35 636 91.1 89.7 85.8 51.7 0.84 (0.83-0.85) 77.2 70.9 0.87 (0.87-0.88)
Extremely (22-27 wk) 1155 30.0 29.3 26.6 15.3 0.25 (0.21-0.28) 24.9 21.4 0.26 (0.23-0.29)
Very (28-33 wk) 7869 81.3 79.9 74.5 43.1 0.69 (0.68-0.71) 67.7 61.2 0.75 (0.74-0.77)
Late (34-36 wk) 26 612 96.6 95.2 91.7 55.8 0.91 (0.90-0.92) 82.3 75.9 0.94 (0.93-0.94)
Early term (37-38 wk) 98 895 98.8 97.6 94.6 59.3 0.96 (0.96-0.97) 85.4 79.6 0.98 (0.98-0.98)
Full-term (39-41 wk) 475 210 99.3 98.3 95.6 60.7 1 [Reference] 86.6 80.8 1 [Reference]
Postterm (≥42 wk) 89 732 99.2 98.1 95.4 59.9 1.00 (1.00-1.01) 86.3 80.4 1.00 (1.00-1.00)
Per additional wkd 1.02 (1.02-1.02) 1.02 (1.02-1.02)
1980-1989
Born 1980-1989 (attained ages 26-35 y; median, 30.7 y) 989 229 99.1 98.5 89.6 62.4 86.0 82.2
Preterm (<37 wk) 60 203 94.7 93.9 82.1 55.6 0.87 (0.87-0.88) 79.4 75.2 0.91 (0.90-0.91)
Extremely (22-27 wk) 1957 50.9 50.2 35.6 22.8 0.36 (0.33-0.39) 38.3 33.9 0.41 (0.38-0.43)
Very (28-33 wk) 12 760 90.2 89.4 73.9 49.6 0.78 (0.76-0.79) 73.7 68.6 0.83 (0.82-0.83)
Late (34-36 wk) 45 486 97.9 97.1 86.4 58.8 0.92 (0.91-0.93) 82.7 78.8 0.95 (0.94-0.95)
Early term (37-38 wk) 186 892 99.2 98.5 88.8 61.5 0.97 (0.96-0.97) 85.4 81.6 0.98 (0.98-0.99)
Full-term (39-41 wk) 665 583 99.5 98.8 90.4 63.2 1 [Reference] 86.7 82.9 1 [Reference]
Postterm (≥42 wk) 76 551 99.3 98.6 90.7 62.9 0.99 (0.99-1.00) 86.7 82.8 1.00 (1.00-1.00)
Per additional wkd 1.02 (1.02-1.02) 1.02 (1.01-1.02)
1990-1997
Born 1990-1997 (attained ages 18-25 y; median, 22.5 y) 877 997 99.3 99.1 73.1 63.6 81.8 80.6
Preterm (<37 wk) 53 226 95.7 95.6 64.2 55.4 0.85 (0.85-0.86) 74.0 72.3 0.89 (0.88-0.89)
Extremely (22-27 wk) 2279 62.5 62.3 30.2 25.4 0.39 (0.36-0.41) 40.4 37.0 0.45 (0.43-0.47)
Very (28-33 wk) 12 396 94.0 93.9 58.8 50.8 0.78 (0.76-0.79) 69.9 67.4 0.82 (0.81-0.83)
Late (34-36 wk) 38 551 98.3 98.1 68.0 58.7 0.90 (0.89-0.91) 77.3 76.0 0.93 (0.92-0.94)
Early term (37-38 wk) 161 462 99.3 99.2 71.9 62.1 0.96 (0.96-0.96) 80.8 79.6 0.98 (0.97-0.98)
Full-term (39-41 wk) 602 016 99.6 99.4 74.2 64.6 1 [Reference] 82.7 81.5 1 [Reference]
Postterm (≥42 wk) 61 293 99.5 99.3 74.1 64.6 1.00 (0.99-1.00) 82.9 81.6 1.00 (1.00-1.01)
Per additional wkd 1.02 (1.02-1.02) 1.02 (1.02-1.02)

Abbreviations: AYA HOPE, Adolescent and Young Adult Health Outcomes and Patient Experience; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; PR, prevalence ratio.

a

Survival without any comorbidities in the AYA HOPE Comorbidity Index through 2015.

b

Survival without any comorbidities in the CCI through 2015.

c

Adjusted for child characteristics (birth year, sex, fetal growth, multiple birth, birth order) and maternal characteristics (age, education, smoking, preeclampsia, other hypertensive disorders, diabetes).

d

Per additional 1 week of gestation.