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Table 2 Outcome in assessed 19 and 28-year-olds compared with outcome in all survivors at age 28

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

Questionnaire

 

Assessed outcome n=314 Mean (sd)

MI #Outcome n=957 Mean (sd)

Health Utilies Index 3 (Multi Attribute Utility)

19y

0.89 (0.16)

0.83 (0.22)

28y

0.88 (0.16)

0.85 (0.20)

Change 28y-19y

- 0.01 (0.15)

0.02 (0.17)*

London Handicap Scale (Utility)

19y

96.5 (8.3)

93.9 (12.4)

28y

95.9 (8.0)

94.6 (9.8)

Change 28y-19y

- 0.57 (7.5)

0.71 (9.0)

WHOQoL-BREF$ (Recoded into score 0–100)

Psychological

73.9 (14.7)*

74.4 (13.5)*

 

Social

79.0 (17.3)

78.2 (16.9)

 

Relationships

85.6 (12.9)

85.0 (12.8)

 

Environment

85.8 (14.1)

85.8 (13.1)

 

Physical health

  
  1. * p < 0.05.
  2. # MI: After multiple imputation.
  3. $ Mean WHOQoL scores and standard deviations at age 28.