Table 3.
Comparison of the outcomes at T2 assessment
| EI-SC group (n = 28) |
SC-EI group (n = 29) |
Reference group (n = 33) |
F or χ2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIMP score | 113.54 ± 12.05a | 109.33 ± 11.01a | 101.18 ± 12.98b | 8.332 | <0.001 |
| DQ overall general score | 90.56 ± 6.14 | 87.08 ± 10.34 | 85.06 ± 7.14 | 1.538 | 0.130 |
| Gross motor | 94.50 ± 16.50 | 89.00 ± 17.71 | 84.94 ± 14.16 | 2.675 | 0.075 |
| Fine motor | 90.36 ± 21.88 | 83.10 ± 21.54 | 81.55 ± 15.63 | 1.673 | 0.194 |
| Adaptive behavior | 89.04 ± 19.13 | 90.55 ± 30.54 | 88.45 ± 21.00 | 0.062 | 0.940 |
| Personal-Social behavior | 88.57 ± 22.56 | 88.31 ± 18.73 | 85.70 ± 25.86 | 0.153 | 0.858 |
| Language | 90.57 ± 16.62 | 84.66 ± 13.74 | 84.67 ± 10.50 | 1.772 | 0.176 |
| Physical growth | |||||
| Length (cm) | 59.83 ± 2.77a | 58.61 ± 2.61a | 56.53 ± 2.45b | 12.614 | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 5.56 ± 0.92a | 5.24 ± 0.95a | 4.74 ± 0.99b | 5.547 | 0.005 |
| Head circumference (cm) | 38.91 ± 2.15a | 39.38 ± 1.93a | 38.20 ± 2.15b | 5.492 | 0.006 |
a, b denotes the significant difference by the Bonferroni test; TIMP, the test of infant motor performance; DQ, development quotient, calculated from the Gesell Developmental Schedules assessment;