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Table 4 Physical disabilities, mental disabilities, and seizures in children born post-term in week 42 or later compared to that of children born in week 41. Data from the 7-year interview (DNBC)

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

Variable

Logistic regression

OR

Adjusted logistic regressiona

OR (95% CI)

n1/N1b

n2/N2c

Developmental deficitd

1.31

1.33 (1.00–1.77)

138/15,086

76/6465

Chronic disease or handicap

1.21

1.16 (1.00–1.35)

551/15,010

278/6424

Speech development

1.14

1.12 (0.98–1.28)

794/9169

374/3898

Late start at school

1.06

1.00 (0.72–1.40)

113/9149

52/3890

Psychiatric caseness SDQ

1.23

1.19 (1.04–1.36)

725/9204

372/3914

Epilepsy

1.09

1.17 (0.69–1.99)

43/8934

21/3811

Medication for epilepsy

1.51

1.51(0.80–2.87)

29/610

16/228

Febrile seizures

1.05

1.00 (0.87–1.14)

739/13,023

323/5574

  1. OR Odds ratio calculated by logistic regression analysis
  2. a adjusted for maternal age, parity, pre-pregnancy BMI, child’s sex and socio-occupational status
  3. b number (n1) of cases amongst children born 41 + 0–41 + 6 (N1) in adjusted logistic regression analysis
  4. c number (n2) of cases amongst children born 42 + 0–44 + 6 (N2) in adjusted logistic regression analysis
  5. d from 18 months interview
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