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Table 2 Growth and development at 2 years of corrected age.

From: Short and long term outcome of neonatal hyperglycemia in very preterm infants: a retrospective follow-up study

Growth and outcome measures

Exposed (n = 33)

Unexposed (n = 63)

p-value

Head circumference (cm)

47.8 ± 1.9

48.0 ± 1.8

0.613

Length (cm)

85.7 ± 4.0

85.0 ± 3.9

0.410

Weight (kg)

11.0 ± 1.5

11.0 ± 1.3

1.000

Neurological outcome

  

0.036

Normal

16 (48%)

47 (75%)

 

Mildly abnormal

12 (36%)

12 (19%)

 

Severely abnormal

5 (15%)

4 (6%)

 

Behavioural outcome

  

0.021

Normal

17 (52%)

48 (76%)

 

Inadequate

16 (48%)

15 (24%)