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Table 3 Key predictors of health related quality of life of preterm born children (N = 379)

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

Variable

Subscales of health related quality of lifea

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

Development status

−0.151

−0.021

− 0.071

0.089

− 0.092

−0.103

− 0.142

−0.204

− 0.040

−0.106

− 0.159

0.112

Acute complications at birth

−0.078

0.053

−0.074

−0.125

− 0.002

−0.020

− 0.059

−0.012

− 0.010

0.045

− 0.045

−0.183

Chronic ill health

0.131

0.121

0.096

−0.232

−0.044

− 0.098

−0.076

− 0.175

−0.178

− 0.250

−0.055

− 0.88

Z score of the BMI

0.037

0.140

0.028

0.076

−0.028

−0.051

0.070

0.045

0.001

−0.012

−0.009

− 0.046

Birth weight

0.029

0.039

0.079

−0.139

−0.068

0.046

0.064

−0.029

−0.094

− 0.046

0.043

− 0.037

Socio economic status

−0.103

− 0.106

−0.076

0.004

−0.114

− 0.020

−0.013

− 0.010

0.151

− 0.055

−0.072

− 0.026

Health perception

0.120

0.050

0.043

0.078

−0.001

−0.063

0.117

−0.048

0.233

0.125

0.136

−0.017

  1. aI - Sleep wellbeing, II - General wellbeing, III - Eating behaviour, IV- Respiratory symptoms, V- Abdominal symptoms, VI - Skin, VII - Motor, VIII - Communication, IX- Social interaction, X - Aggressive behaviour, XI - Anxiety, XII- Positive emotions
  2. Bold numbers denotes a statistically significant association