Table 6

Occurrence of life events during the first 4 years of life

VariablePreterm (n=38)Full term (n=35)p Value*
Values are mean (SD).
*Mann-Whitney U test.
No of life events5.3 (2.4)4.4 (2.3)0.0927
No of life events experienced as negative0.7 (0.9)0.6 (0.9)0.7385
No of life events experienced as difficult to adjust to0.7 (0.9)0.7 (1.0)0.9898