Table 2.
Late Preterm Birth and Odds of Less Optimal Development Across ASQ Developmental Domains at 24 and 36 Months of Age (N=635 at each time point).
| Gross Motor Skills | Fine Motor Skills | Communication | Problem Solving Skills | Personal-Social Skill | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 24 Months | Needs monitoring or further assessment | Typical | OR (95% Cl) P-value | Needs monitoring or further assessment | Typical | OR (95% Cl) P-value | Needs monitoring or further assessment | Typical | OR (95% Cl) P-value | Needs monitoring or further assessment | Typical | OR (95% Cl) P-value | Needs monitoring or further assessment | Typical | OR (95% Cl) P-value |
| Late preterm | 10 | 32 | 3.18 (1.48–6.83) | 8 | 34 | 1.84 (0.82–4.15) | 6 | 36 | 2.24 (0.90–5.60) | 5 | 37 | 1.20 (0.46–3.17) | 11 | 31 | 1.98 (0.96–3.30) |
| Term | 53 | 540 | 0.003 | 67 | 526 | 0.138 | 41 | 552 | 0.08 | 60 | 533 | 0.712 | 90 | 503 | 0.09 |
| At 36 months | |||||||||||||||
| Late preterm | 12 | 30 | 3.69 (1.79–7.60) | 12 | 30 | 1.50 (0.745–3.01) | 9 | 33 | 3.90 (1.73–8.66) | 11 | 31 | 2.45 (1.18–5.08) | 4 | 38 | 1.10 (0.38–3.19) |
| Term | 58 | 535 | <0.001 | 125 | 468 | 0.257 | 39 | 554 | <0.001 | 75 | 518 | 0.016 | 52 | 541 | 0.87 |