Table I.
Demographic details and behavioural data for preterm‐born participants and controls
| Variable | Controlsa | Preterm‐born | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Males (n = 9) | Females (n = 12) | Total (n = 21) | Males (n = 16) | Females (n = 10) | Total (n = 26) |
| Age (years) | 19.88 ± 1.39 | 20.31 ± 1.96 | 20.13 ± 1.7 | 20.20 ± 0.65 | 19.98 ± 0.65 | 20.11 ± 0.65 |
| Gestation (weeks) | — | — | — | 28.25 ± 1.95 | 29.60 ± 1.71 | 28.70 ± 1.95 |
| Birth weight | 1378.81 ± 101.49 | 1269.70 ± 90.08 | 1336.84 ± 361.97 | |||
| Go error rate: omissionsb , c | 2.22 ± 3.70 | 0.46 ± 0.93 | 1.25 ± 2.7 | 0.93 ± 2.67 | 1.33 ± 2.96 | 1.09 ± 2.73 |
| No‐go error rate: commissions | 1.67 ± 1.12 | 0.82 ± 1.47 | 1.20 ± 1.4 | 1.50 ± 1.46 | 1.90 ± 1.85 | 1.65 ± 1.60 |
| Reaction time: Go stimuli (s)b | 0.41 ± 0.06 | 0.46 ± 0.07 | 0.44 ± 0.07 | 0.41 ± 0.06 | 0.45 ± 0.04 | 0.43 ± 0.06 |
| Reaction time: Oddball stimuli (s) | 0.44 ± 0.08 | 0.49 ± 0.07 | 0.47 ± 0.08 | 0.43 ± 0.06 | 0.49 ± 0.05 | 0.45 ± 0.06 |
a
There was one instance of missing data for behavioural measures.
b
Includes Oddball trials.
c
Three outliers were excluded.