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Table 4 Psychosocial development trajectory of POPS-group vs Ref-group: significant differences on item-level (milestones) Course of life questionnaire

From: Psychosocial developmental trajectory of a cohort of young adults born very preterm and/or with a very low birth weight in the Netherlands

 

POPS

Ref

POPS versus Ref

%

N

%

N

OR (95%-CI)

Social development

 Most of the time playing with….., primary school

- Friends

77.3

232

85.1

177

0.56*

- Brothers and/or sisters, parents, on your own

22.7

68

14.9

31

(0.34–0.91)

Psychosexual development

 First girlfriend / boyfriend

- At the age of 17 or younger

65.3

196

76.7

161

0.55**

- At the age of 18 or older/never

34.7

104

23.3

49

(0.37–0.83)

 For the first time sexual intimacy

- At the age of 18 or younger

74.7

224

83.4

176

0.58*

- At the age of 19 or older/never

25.3

76

16.6

35

(0.37–0.90)

 For the first time sexual intercourse

- At the age of 18 or younger

47.8

143

60.5

127

0.57**

- At the age of 19 or older/never

52.2

156

39.5

83

(0.40–0.82)

Antisocial behavior

 Ever been suspended because of misbehavior at school, primary school

- Yes

1.7

5

7.1

15

0.25**

- No

98.3

295

92.9

196

(0.09–0.70)

 Get into trouble with the police or law, secondary school

- Yes

8.7

26

18.1

38

0.47**

- No

91.3

274

81.9

172

(0.27–0.81)

 Ever been suspended because of misbehavior at school, secondary school

- Yes

5.7

17

13.8

29

0.41**

- No

94.3

283

86.2

181

(0.22–0.79)

 Ever been refused admission to lessons, secondary school

- Yes

16.7

50

29.5

62

0.50**

- No

83.3

250

70.5

148

(0.32–0.76)

Substance use and gambling

 Alcohol, secondary school

- Often / very often

16.7

50

26.2

55

0.59*

- Never / occasionally

83.3

250

73.8

155

(0.38–0.92)

 Smoking, secondary school

- Yes

25.0

75

35.9

75

0.59**

- No

75.0

225

64.1

134

(0.40–0.87)

 Gambling, secondary school

- Occasionally / often / very often

9.0

27

22.0

46

0.36***

- Never

91.0

273

78.0

163

(0.21–0.62)

 Smoking, after secondary school

- Yes

26.0

78

51.0

107

0.35***

- No

74.0

222

49.0

103

(0.24–0.50)

  1. *p < 0.05 according to Logistic regression analysis by group, age and gender
  2. **p < 0.01 according to Logistic regression analysis by group, age and gender
  3. ***p < 0.001 according to Logistic regression analysis by group, age and gender
  4. Only the items which the POPS-group differed significantly from the Ref-group are displayed this table