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Table 3 Associations of late preterm birth and early term birth with neurodevelopmental delay of different domains

From: Impact of early term and late preterm birth on infants’ neurodevelopment: evidence from a cohort study in Wuhan, China

Variables

Neurodevelopment

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted ORa

(95% CI)

Normal

Delay

n

%

n

%

Gross motor

 Late Preterm

67

43.23

88

56.77

4.74 (3.40–6.59)

3.82 (2.67–5.46)

 Early Term

996

77.33

292

22.67

1.06 (0.90–1.24)

1.01 (0.86–1.19)

 Full Term

2192

78.29

608

21.71

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

Fine motor

 Late Preterm

68

43.87

87

56.13

3.88 (2.80–5.39)

3.51 (2.47–5.01)

 Early Term

914

70.96

374

29.04

1.24 (1.07–1.44)

1.22 (1.05–1.42)

 Full Term

2106

75.21

694

24.79

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

Adaptability

 Late Preterm

55

35.48

100

64.52

1.55 (1.10–2.17)

1.60 (1.12–2.29)

 Early Term

570

44.25

718

55.75

1.07 (0.94–1.22)

1.08 (0.94–1.23)

 Full Term

1287

45.96

1513

54.04

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

Language

 Late Preterm

74

47.74

81

52.26

1.10 (0.79–1.52)

1.12 (0.79–1.58)

 Early Term

633

49.15

655

50.85

1.04 (0.91–1.18)

1.05 (0.92–1.20)

 Full Term

1402

50.07

1398

49.93

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

Social behavior development

 Late Preterm

79

50.97

76

49.03

1.04 (0.75–1.43)

1.04 (0.74–1.47)

 Early Term

659

51.16

629

48.84

1.03 (0.90–1.17)

1.05 (0.91–1.20)

 Full Term

1451

51.82

1349

48.18

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

  1. aAdjusted for parental education level, number of prenatal examinations, parity, mode of delivery, infant’s gender, birth weight, neonatal asphyxia and feeding pattern