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Table 1 Characteristics of participants and non-participants at age 28

From: Changes in quality of life into adulthood after very preterm birth and/or very low birth weight in the Netherlands

  

Participants n (%)

Non-participants #n (%)

p-value

Sex*

Male

119 (38)

360 (59)

< 0.001

Female

195 (62)

254 (41)

Birth weight (grams)

<=1000

46 (15)

93 (15)

< 0.825

1001-1250

89 (28)

169 (26)

1251-1500

111 (35)

258 (40)

>1500

68 (22)

123 (19)

Origin*

Dutch

293 (94)

500 (82)

<0.001

Non-Dutch

18 (6)

110 (18)

Educational level (parents)*

Low

81 (26)

254 (46)

<0.001

Middle

120 (38)

197 (36)

High

113 (36)

103 (18)

SES (parents)*

Low

97 (31)

292 (48)

<0.001

Middle

101 (32)

181 (30)

High

114 (37)

135 (22)

Appropriate for gestational age

Yes

189 (60)

390 (64)

0.351

No, small

124 (40)

224 (36)

Maternal age at time of birth (years)

<20

11 (4)

54 (8)

0.065

>=20 and

289 (92)

566 (88)

<36

14 (4)

23 (4)

>=36

  

Disability at age 5*

None

89 (29)

119 (20)

<0.001

Mild

215 (69)

427 (71)

Severe

8 (2)

53 (9)

Disability at age 10

None

142 (51)

205 (50)

0.058

 

Mild

119 (43)

149 (37)

 
 

Severe

18 (6)

52 (13)

 
  1. * p < 0.05.
  2. # Survivors of the POPS cohort at age 28 who did not participate in this follow-up study at age 28.