Journal article
Biological and social influences on outcomes of extreme-preterm/low-birth weight adolescents
LW Doyle, JLY Cheong, A Burnett, G Roberts, KJ Lee, PJ Anderson
Pediatrics | AMER ACAD PEDIATRICS | Published : 2015
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The importance of biological versus social influences on long-term outcomes of extremely preterm children is debatable. The goal of this study was to determine the relative contributions of biological and social exposures to outcomes into adolescence in extremely preterm survivors, hypothesizing that biological exposures would be more important early, but social exposures would dominate later. METHODS: The study included 298 consecutive survivors born at <28 weeks' gestation or weighing 2499 g) control subjects who were used to standardize outcomes for the preterm group. Cognitive ability was assessed at 2, 5, 8, and 18 years of age. Academic achievement was assess..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, through a Centre of Research Excellence Grant (ID 1060733), a project grant (ID 491246), and fellowship support (Dr Anderson, ID 628371; Dr Lee, ID 1053609; and Dr Cheong, ID 1053787). The following were successful applicants for the Project Grant (ID 491246): Dr Doyle, Dr Anderson, Dr Stephen J. Wood, Dr Colin Robertson, Dr Sarah Hope, Dr Doug Hacking, and Dr Cheong. Support was also provided by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.