Table 1 Clinical characteristics of very low birth weight participants and term born controls
VLBW | Control | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean | (SD) | n | Mean | (SD) | |
Birth weight (g) | 45 | 1223.6 | (218.5) | 68 | 3695.3 | (459.2) |
Gestational age (weeks) | 45 | 29.3 | (2.3) | 68 | 39.8 | (1.2) |
Birth head circumference (cm) | 38 | 27.3 | (2.2) | 64 | 35.4 | (1.2) |
Apgar score after 1 min | 44 | 6.8 | (2.2) | 63 | 8.9 | (0.5) |
Apgar score after 5 min | 44 | 8.6 | (1.6) | 64 | 9.8 | (1.2) |
Maternal age at birth (years) | 45 | 29.1 | (5.2) | 66 | 30.7 | (4.3) |
Parental SES | 41 | 3.3 | (1.2) | 57 | 3.7 | (1.1) |
n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 45 | 26 | (57.8) | 68 | 39 | (57.4) |
Cerebral palsy | 45 | 2 | (4.4) | 68 | 0 | |
Low estimated IQ | 45 | 8 | (18) | 61 | 0 |