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

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Table 5 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. 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	1.77	1.66(0.85–3.22)	21/14,428	15/6219
Psychiatric diagnoses	0.58	0,60(0.29–1.25)	34/15,023	9/6437
Autism			1/48	0/0
Epilepsy	0.29	0.29 (0.04–2.29)	8/12,649	1/5495
Febrile seizures	1.59	1.60 (1.09–2.33)	66/15,086	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 41 + 0–41 + 6(N₁)
^c number (n₂) of cases amongst children born 42 + 0–44 + 6 (N₂)

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