Table 3.
Statistical comparison of clinical characteristics likely to affect neurologic functioning in infants who had functional MRI scans and General Movement assessments with those who had General Movement assessments only.
| Scanned (N = 47) |
Not Scanned (N = 70) |
P (Unadjusted) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Male (N, %) | 27 (57.4) | 41 (54.0) | 0.71 |
| Mean Gestational age (weeks, ± SD) | 27.2 ± 0.3 | 27.0 ± 0.2 | 0.50 |
| Mean Birth Weight (g ± SD) | 994 ± 28 | 961 ± 32 | 0.63 |
| Bronchopulmonary dysplasia * (N, %) | 11 (24.4) | 31 (40.8) | 0.08 |
| Treated retinopathy of prematurity (N, %) | 3 (6.7) | 11 (14.5) | 0.25 |
| Severe IVH or PVL (N, %) | 4 (9.5) | 8 (10.5) | 1.00 |
* supplemental oxygen after 36 wks post conceptional age.