Health status of children who were born extremely preterm assessed at 2 years corrected age; 1991–1993 compared with 2001–2003
| 1991–1993 (n=55) | 2001–2003 (n=100) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Abnormal | Missing | Normal | Abnormal | Missing | ||||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%: 95% CI) | n | |
| Cerebral palsy | 41 | (74.5) | 9 | (16.4) | 5 | (9.1) | 72 | (72.0) | 28 | (28.0: 19.4 to 37.9) | 0 |
| Developmental delay | 35 | (63.6) | 17 | (30.9) | 3 | (5.5) | 79 | (79.0) | 21 | (21.0: 13.4 to 30.3) | 0 |
| Vision | 51 | (92.7) | 1 | (1.8) | 3 | (5.5) | 97 | (97.0) | 3 | (3.0: 0.6 to 8.6) | 0 |
| Hearing | 46 | (83.6) | 5 | (9.1) | 4 | (7.3) | 93 | (93.0) | 7 | (7.0: 2.8 to 13.9) | 0 |
| Epilepsy | 46 | (83.6) | 4 | (7.3) | 5 | (9.1) | 96 | (96.0) | 4 | (4.0: 1.1 to 10.0) | 0 |
| Other serious and continuing conditions: | |||||||||||
| Severe breathlessness | 34 | (61.8) | 18 | (32.7) | 3 | (5.5) | 92 | (92.0) | 8 | (8.0: 3.5 to 15.2) | 0 |
| Hydrocephalus | 47 | (85.5) | 3 | (5.5) | 5 | (9.1) | 97 | (97.0) | 3 | (3.0: 0.6 to 8.6) | 0 |
| Stoma | 46 | (83.6) | 7 | (12.7) | 2 | (3.6) | 96 | (96.0) | 4 | (4.0: 1.1 to 10.0) | 0 |
| Loss of limb | 52 | (94.5) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (5.5) | 99 | (99.0) | 1 | (1.0: 0.1 to 5.5) | 0 |