Cognitive and motor outcomes in children born low birth weight: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from South Asia

Table 3 Risk of adverse neuro-developmental outcomes in children < 10 years of age born with low birth weight compared to those born with normal birth weight

Outcomes	No. of studies	No. of subjects	Age range	Pooled RR (95% CI)	I ² Statistic
Low cognitive score^a	4	584	< 10 years	2.69 (1.34, 5.39)	12.7%
Motor impairment^b	3	312	< 10 years	3.32 (1.56, 7.06)	0.0%
Developmental delay^c	3	693	≤3 years	1.97 (1.41, 2.73)	69.3%

^aDefined as mental quotient of < 85 or IQ score ≤ 25th percentile
^bdefined as either presence of signs of motor dysfunction on clinical examination or motor quotient of < 85
^cdefined as developmental quotient of < 60 on developmental screening tools and/or presence of visual/hearing/speech difficulties

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