Preterm birth, poor foetal growth and anxiety disorders in a Finnish nationwide register sample.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We examined the associations between preterm birth, poor foetal growth and anxiety disorders among children and adolescents. Additionally, we examined the impact of common comorbidities and specific anxiety disorders separately.

Methods

Three Finnish registers provided data on a nationwide birth cohort of 22,181 cases with anxiety disorders and 74,726 controls. Conditional logistic regression was used to examine the associations.

Results

Extremely very preterm birth and moderate-late preterm birth were associated with increased adjusted odds ratios (aOR) for anxiety disorders (aOR 1.39, 95% CI 1.11-1.75 and aOR 1.13, 95% CI 1.03-1.23, respectively). Weight for gestational age of less than -2SD (aOR 1.29, 95% CI 1.17-1.42) and -2SD to -1SD (aOR 1.08, 95% CI 1.03-1.

SUBMITTER: Stahlberg T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9545468 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature