Table 3:

Demographic and clinical characteristics

PPREMO (n = 197)dHCP
Preterm, Early MR ImagingPreterm, TEA MR ImagingControl, TEA MR Imaging
No.94 of 12181 of 10522 of 27455 of 506 (95 preterm)
Sex (female)61%63%50%45%
PMA at MR imaging (wk)a31.86 ± 1.96 (29–35)40.71 ± 1.43 (38–47)41.29 ± 1.25 (39–44)40.71 ± 2.86 (29–45)
GA (wk)a28.40 ± 2.00 (23–31)28.50 ± 2.20 (24–31)40.00 ± 0.98 (38–41)39.71 ± 2.82 (24–42)
Birth weight (g)a1107 ± 368 (494–1886)1061 ± 391 (494–1886)3516 ± 157 (2932–4200)3250 ± 928 (540–4800)
  • a P < .05 for 2-sided t test comparing preterm infants at 40 weeks with term-born controls (PPREMO). Continuous variables are given as median ± interquartile range (range). Scans with poor quality (PPREMO, n = 39), realignment errors (PPREMO, n = 1; dHCP, n = 39), and severe pathology (PPREMO, n = 16; dHCP, n = 12) were excluded.