Table 3.
Physical disabilities, mental disabilities, and seizures in children born post-term compared to children born at term. Data from the Danish National Patient Register
| Variable | Cox regression HR |
Adjusted cox regressiona HR (95% CI) |
n1/N1b | n2/N2c |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebral and other palsies | 1.15 | 1.09 (0.63–1.87) | 106/50,021 | 15/6437 |
| Psychiatric diagnoses | 0.52 | 0,51 (0.26–1.00) | 128/50,021 | 9/6437 |
| Autism | – | – | 4/51,268 | 0/6616 |
| Epilepsy | 0.28 | 0.30 (0.04–2.20) | 28/47,970 | 1/6248 |
| Febrile seizures | 1.56 | 1.54 (1.12–2.12) | 226/50,245 | 46/6466 |
HR Hazard ratio calculated by cox regression analysis
a adjusted for maternal age, parity, pre-pregnancy BMI, child’s sex and socio-occupational status
b number (n1) of cases amongst children born at term (N1)
c number (n2) of cases amongst children born post-term (N2)