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Table 3 Differences in mean Child Behavior Checklist scores between moderately preterm and term-born children by gender
CBCL problems scale
Preterm Term (n=524) (n=267)
Difference (95% CI)
P-value* 0.08
Preterm Term (n=392) (n=276)
Difference (95% CI)
P-value* < 0.001
Total problems Externalizing problems Internalizing problems
30.99 28.52 13.09 12.57 7.64 6.95
2.47 (-0.36-5.30) 0.53 (-0.69-1.74) 0.69 (-0.24-1.61)
0.39 0.14
29.60 24.26 11.56 9.54 8.32 6.26
5.34 (2.59-8.09) 2.03 (0.92-3.13) 2.05 (1.08-3.03)
< 0.001 < 0.001
Emotionally reactive Anxious/depressed Somatic complaints Withdrawn
2.77 2.54 1.65 1.48 1.93 1.75 1.29 1.18 2.01 1.55 2.56 2.05 10.53 10.52
0.23 (-0.15-0.62) 0.17 (-0.09-0.43) 0.18 (-0.13-0.49) 0.11 (-0.11-0.33) 0.46 (0.13-0.79) 0.51 (0.21-0.81) 0.02 (-0.99-1.02)
0.22 0.22 0.25 0.35
< 0.01 < 0.01 0.98
2.71 2.14 1.95 1.38 2.21 1.79 1.44 0.96 2.07 1.69 2.19 1.58 9.38 7.96
0.58 (0.21-0.94) 0.57 (0.26-0.88) 0.42 (0.10-0.75) 0.48 (0.27-0.69) 0.38 (0.03-0.73) 0.61 (0.33-0.89) 1.42 (0.51-2.32)
< 0.01 < 0.001 < 0.05 < 0.001 < 0.05 < 0.001 < 0.01
Sleep problems Attention problems Aggressive behaviour
Boys
Girls
* P-values calculated by t-tests; non-parametric testing provided the same significance of P-values for all differences except for aggressive behaviour (p=0.016) and externalizing behaviour (p=0.002) in girls, and attention problems (p=0.001) in boys