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Table 4 Gender-stratified logistic regression analysis showing the unadjusted and adjusted associations between early term/late preterm birth, and behavioral problems at child age 36 months

From: Emotional and behavioral problems in late preterm and early term births: outcomes at child age 36 months

 

Boys

Girls

Emotional problems

Behavioral problems

Emotional problems

Behavioral problems

Unadjusted

OR (95%CI)

Adjusted

OR (95%CI)

Unadjusted

OR (95%CI)

Adjusted

OR (95%CI)

Unadjusted

OR (95%CI)

Adjusted

OR (95%CI)

Unadjusted

OR (95%CI)

Adjusted

OR (95%CI)

Term birth

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Early term

0.99

(0.85–1.15)

0.95

(0.83–1.12)

0.97

(0.84–1.11)

0.96

(0.84–1.11)

1.22**

(1.05–1.41)

1.20**

(1.03–1.39)

1.06

(0.91–1.24)

1.05

(0.90–1.23)

Late preterm

1.21

(0.93–1.57)

1.06

(0.81–1.39)

1.14

(0.89–1.44)

1.09

(0.85–1.39)

1.64***

(1.27–2.11)

1.52**

(1.16–1.99)

1.20

(0.90–1.59)

1.12

(0.84–1.51)

  1. Note: Adjusted analyses include information on gestational diabetes, preeclampsia/HELLP syndrome, multiple gestation, small for gestational age, 5 min APGAR < 6, respiratory distress, intracranial bleeding and mechanically ventilated; * p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001