Executive functions in adults born small for gestational age at term: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: There are mixed findings regarding executive functioning in individuals born small for gestational age (SGA) at term and associations between performance-based and self-reported executive functions have yet to be examined in adults. In a prospective cohort study, 56 SGA and 68 non-SGA control participants were assessed at 32 years using the performance-based Trail Making Test (TMT) and the self-report questionnaire Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function - Adult Version (BRIEF-A). The SGA group used 1.6 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.1-3.1) to 3.9 (95% CI 1.2-6.5) seconds more on TMT conditions 1 and 3, indicating more difficulties with visual scanning and letter sequencing than controls. On BRIEF-A, the SGA group scored 1.5 (95% CI 0.2-2.8) points lower on the clinical scale Emot

SUBMITTER: Nordgard M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11779870 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature