Table 2.
Participant characteristics.
| Variable | Born < 30 weeks n = 87 |
Born ≥ 37 weeks n = 80 |
|---|---|---|
| Gestational age at birth (weeks), M (SD) | 27.86 (1.41) | 40.06 (1.14) |
| Male sex, n (%) | 45 (52) | 42 (53) |
| Multiple birth, n (%) | 38 (44) | 2 (3) |
| High social risk, n (%) | 32 (40) | 18 (25) |
| Multilingual, n (%) | 9 (10) | 10 (13) |
| Diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorder, n (%) | 4 (5) | 1 (1) |
| Receiving speech/language therapy at the time of assessment, n (%) | 18 (21) | 1 (1) |
| Corrected age (years) at assessment, M (SD) | 3.20 (0.19) | 3.20 (0.21) |
| Completed full PLS-5, n (%) | 78 (90) | 77 (96) |
| PLS-5 Auditory Comprehension scale, M (SD) | 97.26 (14.48) | 101.38 (11.03) |
| PLS-5 Expressive Communication scale, M (SD) | 98.76 (10.07) | 104.71 (11.24) |
| PLS-5 total scale, M (SD) | 98.14 (11.85) | 103.40 (11.26) |
Note. PLS-5 = Preschool Language Scales–Fifth Edition.