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Table 4 Associations of late preterm birth and early term birth with neurodevelopment delay of different domains stratified by gender

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

Variables

Boys

Girls

P for heterogeneity

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted ORa

(95% CI)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted ORa

(95% CI)

Gross motor

 Late Preterm

5.25 (3.49–7.89)

4.30 (2.75–6.71)

3.86 (2.18–6.83)

2.94 (1.59–5.44)

0.41

 Early Term

1.02 (0.83–1.26)

0.97 (0.79–1.21)

1.11 (0.88–1.42)

1.07 (0.84–1.36)

 

 Full Term

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

 

Fine motor

 Late Preterm

4.19 (2.80–6.28)

3.86 (2.49–5.99)

3.42 (1.93–6.05)

2.91 (1.59–5.34)

0.96

 Early Term

1.16 (0.95–1.42)

1.15 (0.94–1.41)

1.37 (1.10–1.71)

1.32 (1.05–1.65)

 

 Full Term

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

 

Adaptability

 Late Preterm

1.64 (1.08–2.48)

1.64 (1.06–2.55)

1.38 (0.77–2.47)

1.51 (0.82–2.79)

0.89

 Early Term

1.05 (0.88–1.25)

1.05 (0.87–1.25)

1.10 (0.90–1.35)

1.12 (0.91–1.37)

 

 Full Term

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

 

Language

 Late Preterm

0.90 (0.60–1.34)

0.93 (0.61–1.42)

1.81 (1.00–3.28)

1.68 (0.90–3.13)

0.05

 Early Term

0.98 (0.82–1.16)

0.98 (0.82–1.17)

1.15 (0.94–1.41)

1.15 (0.94–1.42)

 

 Full Term

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

 

Social behavior development

 Late Preterm

1.19 (0.80–1.76)

1.10 (0.72–1.68)

0.81 (0.46–1.43)

0.88 (0.48–1.60)

0.76

 Early Term

1.01 (0.85–1.20)

1.01 (0.84–1.20)

1.06 (0.87–1.30)

1.10 (0.89–1.35)

 

 Full Term

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

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