Functional development of preterm children born from singleton and multiple pregnancies: Preliminary study

Figures & Tables

Sphere of development	pregnancy	n	q2 (q1-q3) 50%^#	p*	q2 (q1-q3) 95%^##	p*
Walking age	singleton	10	1.08 (0.99-1.13)	0.24	0.83 (0.81-0.92)	0.28
	twin	12	1.05 (1.01-1.08)		0.85 (0.83-0.88)
	triplet	21	1.01 (0.96-1.08)		0.81 (0.77-0.84)
Manual skillfulness age	singleton	10	1.02 (0.94-1.13)	0.67	0.76 (0.7-0.85)	0.54
	twin	12	1 (0.94-1.04)		0.76 (0.72-0.76)
	triplet	21	1.01 (0.93-1.04)		0.75 (0.69-0.76)
Perception age	singleton	10	1.11 (1.07-1.15)	0.26	0.89 (0.84-0.92)	0.14
	twin	12	1.1 (1.08-1.12)		0.87 (0.82- 0.91)
	triplet	21	1.04 (1-1.13)		0.81 (0.79-0.91)
Active speech age	singleton	10	1.23 (1.16-1.31)	0.78	0.88 (0.83-0.97)	0.69
	twin	12	1.15 (1.09-1.24)		0.81 (0.79-0.91)
	triplet	21	1.18 (1.08-1.3)		0.84 (0.81-0.89)
Speech understanding age	singleton	10	1.1 (1.04-1.14)	0.62	0.86 (0.82-0.88)	0.91
	twin	12	1.13 (1.05-1.19)		0.84 (0.81-0.88)
	triplet	21	1.12 (1.08-1.3)		0.86 (0.81-0.98)
Social development age	singleton	10	1.15 (1.03-1.28)	0.82	0.81 (0.76-1)	0.81
	twin	12	1.11 (1.08-1.26)		0.88 (0.8-0.98)
	triplet	21	1.13 (1.1-1.3)		0.96 (0.81-0.96)
Independence age	singleton	10	1.13 (1.07-1.18)	0.29	0.79 (0.76-0.83)	0.63
	twin	12	1.11 (1-1.13)		0.79 (0.73-0.85)
	triplet	21	1.08 (1.04-1.12)		0.77 (0.76-0.81)

Variable	Group			p^*
Variable	1 (N = 10)	2 (N = 12)	3 (N = 21)	p^*
Weight [g], mean (SD)	1919 (481.33)	2004.17 (256.67)	1669.38 (279.38)	0.017
Body length [cm], mean (SD)	45.9 (3.57)	47.25 (3.55)	43.38 (3.47)	0.011
Head circumference [cm], mean (SD)	30.5 (2.32)	31.08 (1.73)	30.14 (1.68)	0.384
Chest circumference [cm], mean (SD)	27 (2.36)	27.08 (1.73)	26.14 (2.15)	0.376
Apgar scale 1’, median (Q₁–Q₃)	8 (6.5-9.75)	7.5 (7-10)	7 (6-8)	0.374
Apgar scale 5’, median (Q₁–Q₃)	8.5 (8-9.75)	9 (7-10)	8 (7-8)	0.052

Variable n (%)	Category	Group 1 (N=10)	Group 2 (N=12)	Group 3 (N=21)	p#
sex	girlboy	4 (40)6 (60)	4 (33.33)8 (66.67)	10 (47.62)11 (52.38)	0.719
place of residence	villagecity up to 100city with over 100	4 (40)2 (20)4 (40)	4 (33.33)4 (33.33)4 (33.33)	9 (42.86)6 (28.57)6 (28.57)	0.938
mother’s education	basicmediumhigher	2 (20)3 (30)5 (50)	0 (0)2 (16.67)10 (83.33)	0 (0)9 (42.86)12 (57.14)	0.052
father’s education	basicmediumhigher	2 (20)4 (40)4 (40)	0 (0)4 (33.33)8 (66.67)	0 (0)6 (28.57)15 (71.,43)	0.092
economic situation	weaksufficientvery good	1 (10)8 (80)1 (10)	0 (0)6 (50)6 (50)	3 (14.29)9 (42.86)9 (42.86)	0.187
family status	single parentfull family	0 (0)10 (100)	2 (16.67)10 (83.33)	0 (0)21 (100)	0.067
number of siblings	0123	5 (50)2 (20)3 (30)0 (0)	0 (0)10 (83.33)0 (0)2 (16.67)	0 (0)0 (0)15 (71.43)6 (28.57)	0.000