Table 1.
Distributions of observed versus expected numbers of combinations of cognitive impairments in preterm and control children
| Preterms | Controls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed | Expected | Observed | Expected | |
| None | 33 (55%) | 26.1 (43.6%) | 97 (81%) | 94.2 (78.5%) |
| One impairmenta | 18 (30%) | 20.2 (33.7%) | 19 (16%) | 23.5 (19.6%) |
| Two impairmentsa | 4 (7%) | 11.6 (19.3%) | 3 (3%) | 2.2 (1.8%)b |
| Three impairments and overa | 5 (8%) | 2.0 (3.4%) | 1 (1%) | 0.1 (0.2%)b |
| P-value | 0.01 | 0.35b | ||
| Cohen’s W | 0.43 | 0.13b | ||
aRefer to abnormal (< 5th percentile) test scores
bTwo highest categories have been combined for statistical testing