Table 3 Special educational needs (SEN) in extremely preterm children and classmates at 11 years of age
Classmates,n (%) (n = 152)Extremely preterm,n (%) (n = 215)Odds ratio(95% CI)
All schools
    Academic or behavioural SEN17 (11)134 (62)13.1 (7.4 to 23.3)
        Boys12 (19)76 (77)
        Girls5 (6)58 (50)
        Risk for extremely preterm boys versus girls3.3 (1.8 to 6.0)
    Utilises SEN resources*17 (11)132 (61)12.6 (7.1 to 22.4)
        Boys11 (17)73 (74)
        Girls6 (6.8)59 (51)
        Risk for extremely preterm boys versus girls2.7 (1.5 to 4.8)
    Statement of SEN†1 (0.7)72 (34)77 (10.6 to 562)
        Boys1 (1.6)43 (44)
        Girls0 (0)29 (25)
        Risk for extremely preterm boys versus girls2.4 (1.3 to 4.3)
Mainstream schools only
    Academic or behavioural SEN17 (11)105 (57)10.3 (5.8 to 18.4)
        Boys12 (19)55 (71)
        Girls5 (6)50 (46)
        Risk for extremely preterm boys versus girls2.8 (1.5 to 5.1)
    Utilises SEN resources17 (11)103 (55)9.9 (5.5 to 17.6)
        Boys11 (17)52 (67)
        Girls6 (7)51 (47)
        Risk for extremely preterm boys versus girls2.2 (1.2 to 4.1)
    Statement of SEN†1 (0.7)43 (23)46 (6.3 to 339)
        Boys1 (1.6)22 (29)
        Girls0 (0)21 (19)
        Risk for extremely preterm boys versus girls1.7 (0.8 to 3.4)

  • *SEN provision refers to the number of children utilising at least one SEN resource (listed in fig 1); †data for the prevalence of educational statements excludes children in Ireland.