Cerebral disorders in the first 7 years of life in children born post-term: a cohort study

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Table 3 Physical disabilities, mental disabilities, and seizures in children born post-term compared to children born at term. Data from the Danish National Patient Register

Variable	Cox regression HR	Adjusted cox regression^a HR (95% CI)	n₁/N₁^b	n₂/N₂^c
Cerebral and other palsies	1.15	1.09 (0.63–1.87)	106/50,021	15/6437
Psychiatric diagnoses	0.52	0,51 (0.26–1.00)	128/50,021	9/6437
Autism	–	–	4/51,268	0/6616
Epilepsy	0.28	0.30 (0.04–2.20)	28/47,970	1/6248
Febrile seizures	1.56	1.54 (1.12–2.12)	226/50,245	46/6466

HR Hazard ratio calculated by cox regression analysis
^a adjusted for maternal age, parity, pre-pregnancy BMI, child’s sex and socio-occupational status
^b number (n₁) of cases amongst children born at term (N₁)
^c number (n₂) of cases amongst children born post-term (N₂)

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