Mainstream ELGA v controls | ||||||
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All ELGA teenagers (n=174) | ELGA teenagers in special schools (n=29) | ELGA teenagers in mainstream schools (n=145) | Control group (n=100) | Difference in % (95% CI) | p Value | |
Values are numbers (percentages) of teenagers. | ||||||
ELGA, Extremely low gestational age; CI, confidence interval. | ||||||
No health problems | 40 (23) | 0 (0) | 40 (28) | 49 (49) | −21 (−34 to −9) | <0.001 |
Asthma | 40 (23) | 3 (10) | 37 (26) | 19 (19) | 7 (−4 to 17) | 0.28 |
Vision problems | 55 (32) | 17 (59) | 38 (26) | 14 (14) | 12 (2 to 22) | 0.026 |
Learning difficulties | 55 (32) | 25 (86) | 30 (21) | 3 (3) | 18 (10 to 25) | <0.0001 |
Behavioural | 52 (30) | 17 (59) | 35 (24) | 7 (7) | 17 (9 to 26) | <0.001 |
Cerebral palsy | 20 (11) | 11 (38) | 9 (6) | 0 (0) | 6 (2 to 10) | 0.012 |
Hearing problems | 21 (12) | 9 (31) | 12 (8) | 6 (6) | 2 (−4 to 9) | 0.62 |
Epilepsy | 14 (8) | 10 (34) | 4 (3) | 0 (0) | 3 (−3 to 9) | 0.15 |