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Table 2 Comparison of subscale scores of health related quality of life among preterm and term born children

From: Health related quality of life of preterm born children at three years in a sub urban district in Sri Lanka: a retrospective cohort study

Dimension of health

Subscale

Preterm born children (N-379)

Term born children (N = 378)

Mean Difference

95% CI for the mean difference

Standardized Beta coefficient

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

  

Physical

Sleep wellbeing

89.1

17.2

94.1

12.6

5.0b

2.8–7.1

−0.104 c

General wellbeing

90.3

10.6

93.2

8.3

2.9 b

1.6–4.3

− 0.101 c

Eating behaviour

82.6

22.2

87.2

16.4

4.6 b

1.8–7.4

−0.085

Respiratory symptoms

90.8

18.3

88.8

20.2

−2.0

−4.7 - 0.8

0.036

Abdominal symptoms

89.7

15.3

93.2

10.9

3.5 b

1.5–5.3

−0.196 c

Skin symptoms

95.1

14.2

97.3

11.7

2.2 b

0.4–4.0

−0.053

Motor functions

98.8

6.63

99.7

1.5

−0.9 b

0.2–1.6

0.030

Cognitive

Communication functions

96.4

10.9

98.6

3.9

2.2 b

1.0–3.4

−0.053

Behavioural

Social interaction

63.5

23.9

62.3

23.0

−1.3

−4.6-2.1

−0.014

Aggressive behaviour

46.3

34.0

45.8

34.8

−0.5

−5.4-4.4

−0.032

Emotional

Anxietya

77.8

14.4

77.9

14.8

0.1

− 1.9-2.2

0.059

Positive emotionsa

99.2

5.8

99.3

5.0

0.1

−0.7-0.8

−0.081

  1. aHad 2 missing responses for the preterm group
  2. bp < 0.05 in bivariate analysis using independent t test
  3. cp < 0.05 in multivariate analysis