Table 1 Standard deviation scores for growth parameters for EPICure children and for comparison children at 6-year assessment
Growth parametersnExtremely preterm Mean (SD)Comparison Mean (SD)Difference in means (CI)
OFC SDS239/160−1.63 (1.29)−0.33 (1.02)−1.3 (−1.5 to 1.1)
Weight SDS241/159−1.18 (1.34)0.07 (1.18)−1.2 (−1.5 to 1.0)
Height SDS237/159−0.95 (1.12)−0.00 (1.08)−0.95 (−1.2 to 0.7)
BMI SDS237/158−0.87 (1.30)0.11 (1.14)−0.98 (−1.2 to 0.7)
  • BMI, body mass index; OFC, occipito-frontal head circumference; SDS, standard deviation score.