Motor abilities in adults born with very low birthweight: A study of two birth cohorts from Finland and Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To compare overall, fine, and gross motor abilities in adults born preterm with very low birthweight (VLBW) and a control group of term-born individuals.

Method

In a joint assessment of the Helsinki Study of Very Low Birth Weight Adults and NTNU Low Birth Weight in a Lifetime Perspective study, data were collected with harmonized methods for 118 adults born preterm (gestational age < 37 weeks) with VLBW (≤1500 g) and 147 control individuals. The primary outcome was overall motor abilities; secondary outcomes were fine and gross motor abilities.

Results

The Bruininks Motor Ability Test Short Form total score was 4.1 (95% confidence interval 2.7-6.0) points lower in adults born with VLBW than in the control group, adjusted for cohort, age, and sex. This was partly m

SUBMITTER: Benum SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11579805 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature