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Table 3 Estimated changes in health-related quality of life from 20 to 32 years

From: Health-related quality of life in young adults born small for gestational age: a prospective cohort study

 

SGA (n = 82)

Control (n = 98)

 

20 to 28 years

28 to 32 years

20 to 28 years

28 to 32 years

 

B

(95% CI)

p-value

B

(95% CI)

p-value

B

(95% CI)

p-value

B

(95% CI)

p-value

p-valuea

Domains

             

 Physical functioning

 -1.9

(-4.1 to 0.1)

0.141

 -0.5

(-3.2 to 2.3)

0.767

0.9

(-0.8 to 2.2)

0.359

 -0.7

(-2.2 to 0.6)

0.372

0.269

 Role-physical

 -3.7

(-10.8 to 0.8)

0.391

 -1.8

(-10.9 to 8.8)

0.701

 -1.6

(-6.2 to 2.9)

0.552

2.4

(-2.9 to 7.3)

0.388

0.599

 Bodily pain

 -6.0

(-10.7 to -2.9)

0.053

0.1

(-5.8 to 6.3)

0.967

0.4

(-4.7 to 5.7)

0.870

 -1.9

(-5.9 to 1.5)

0.379

0.302

 General health

4.2

(-0.3 to 9.0)

0.084

 -2.0

(-6.6 to 2.4)

0.317

3.9

(0.2 to 7.8)

0.034

 -4.8

(-7.4 to -3.2)

0.006

0.611

 Vitality

2.9

(-2.3 to 7.2)

0.323

 -2.8

(-8.5 to 3.1)

0.309

0.6

(-2.8 to 4.2)

0.712

 -2.0

(-5.0 to 0.6)

0.229

0.804

 Social functioning

3.3

(-1.9 to 8.2)

0.251

1.1

(-3.7 to 5.7)

0.690

1.5

(-1.2 to 4.0)

0.298

 -3.8

(-6.9 to -0.4)

0.020

0.146

 Role-emotional

19.3

(9.9 to 30.3)

0.001

 -1.4

(-8.9 to 5.9)

0.719

3.1

(-0.4 to 6.4)

0.117

 -1.6

(-5.1 to 2.0)

0.390

0.003

 Mental health

7.6

(3.9 to 11.4)

0.001

 -2.8

(-6.6 to 1.2)

0.152

2.3

(-0.03 to 4.8)

0.052

 -1.8

(-4.1 to 0.2)

0.160

0.111

Component summaries

             

 Physical component summary

 -3.2

(-5.0 to -1.8)

0.004

 -0.1

(-2.3 to 2.4)

0.923

0.003

(-1.3 to 1.3)

0.998

 -0.1

(-1.2 to 0.7)

0.856

0.030

 Mental component summary

6.0

(2.9 to 8.6)

0.001

 -1.0

(-3.5 to 1.6)

0.418

1.2

(-0.1 to 2.6)

0.091

 -1.4

(-2.8 to 0.2)

0.051

0.006

  1. Regression coefficient B and bias-corrected and accelerated bootstrap (BCa) confidence interval (CI) in mixed model analyses with SF-36 scores as dependent variables, time and group and their interaction as fixed factors, adjusted for sex
  2. SGA, small for gestational age
  3. ap-value for group differences in estimated longitudinal changes (interaction group*time) from 20 to 32 years