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On the well‐being of adult expremies in D enmark
Author(s) -
Ulrich Marianne,
Mortensen Erik Lykke,
Jensen Claus,
Kamper Jens
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.12196
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , prospective cohort study , demography , pediatrics , gestational age , cohort study , multivariate analysis , quality of life (healthcare) , full term , gestation , gerontology , pregnancy , nursing , sociology , biology , genetics
Aim To study health, well‐being in daily life, educational level and socio‐economic status in adulthood in moderately premature infants and the relationship to gender and socio‐economic status at birth. Methods Prospective long‐term follow‐up study of a cohort of infants with a gestational age between 32 and 37 weeks and term controls born between J anuary 1972 and J une 1973 in the municipality of O dense in D enmark. Information about life circumstances at 32 years was acquired by a mailed questionnaire. Results The study comprised 373 participants aged 31–32 years (56% of the original cohort). Questionnaires were returned by 69 participants who were born moderately premature and 304 participants who were born at term (53 and 57%, respectively, of the original cohort). Multivariate analysis showed that social status and level of education at 32 years were predicted by social status and maternal educational level at birth with no demonstrable effects due to gestation or gender. Conclusion Moderately premature infants, born before the era of intensive care, at the age of 32 years with regard to health, quality of life, education and social status proved to fare as well as their term counterparts.