School performance in children with infantile hydrocephalus: a nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Little is known about the prognosis for school performance among children with all-cause infantile hydrocephalus (IHC). Using detailed educational data, we investigated the school performance for IHC patients compared to other children in Denmark.

Patients and methods

We conducted a population-based cohort study of all live-born children in Denmark (1977-2015) based on data from the Danish national health registers and the Danish educational register. The cumulative chance of completing school at age 18 years was estimated using the Aalen-Johansen estimator. The relative risks presented as ORs for not completing school, obtaining grades, or obtaining a grade point average below the national mean value were estimated using a logistic regression model.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Schmidt LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6254655 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature