Educational and health outcomes associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in 15-year-olds born preterm.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To evaluate the consequences of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) on academic outcomes and healthcare use in adolescents born very preterm.

Methods

This cohort study included 15-year-old adolescents born very preterm (< 32 weeks) between 2011 and 2013, with and without BPD, and controls born full term. Data regarding academic performance, current medical follow-up, and family characteristics were collected. Multivariate logistic regression was used to quantify relationships between academic outcomes and BPD.

Results

From the 1341 children included in the initial cohort, 985 adolescents were eligible and 351 included (55 preterms with a history of BPD, 249 without, and 47 controls). Among adolescents born very preterm, a history of BPD was associated with a

SUBMITTER: Drummond D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738652 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature