Adjusted analysis again showed the highest risk to be for the 32–33 week category in comparison to full term (OR 3.5 [1.9 to 6.7]), with the OR reducing as gestational age increased: the OR for the extreme preterm (<32 weeks) approached significance at 1.8 [0.9 to 3.4], for those born between 34–36 weeks OR 1.6 [1.1 to 2.3], and for early term (37–38 weeks) OR: 1.5 [1.1 to 1.8].
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Gestational Age at Birth and 'Body-Mind' Health at 5 Years of Age: A Population Based Cohort Study.
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The composite assessment of health status identified 9.1% of the population (n = 1271) as having health difficulties, with a clear trend effect of prematurity on the percentage found in each gestational categories (7.8% in full term, increasing to 15.7% in extreme preterm).