Mental health, quality of life and social relations in young adults born with low birth weight

Table 2 Linear regression of the square root-transformed total problems score of the ASEBA Adult Self-Report as dependent variable in young adulthood in two groups born with low birth weight compared with a control group

	VLBW			SGA
	B	95% Confidence Interval	p	B	95% Confidence Interval	p
Unadjusted*	0.7	(−0.1 to 1.5)	0.079	1.5	(0.8 to 2.3)	< 0.001
Adjusted for:
Age (n = 42/55/73)	0.8	(−0.1 to 1.6)	0.065	1.5	(0.8 to 2.3)	< 0.001
SES (n = 40/47/66)	0.7	(−0.1 to 1.6)	0.097	1.3	(0.5 to 2.1)	0.002
Sex (n = 42/55/73)	0.7	(−0.1 to 1.5)	0.081	1.5	(0.8 to 2.3)	< 0.001
IQ (n = 40/53/72)	0.2	(−0.6 to 1.1)	0.59	1.4	(0.7 to 2.2)	< 0.001

*Unadjusted values with the control group as reference.
Unadjusted analysis including only those with calculated parental SES: VLBW: B: 0.7 (CI: –0.1 to 1.6), p = 0.091, SGA: B: 1.3 (CI: 0.5 to 2.1), p = 0.002.

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