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ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2025

Five-year neurodevelopmental assessment of extremely preterm or extremely low birthweight infants: Association with school performance.

Rikke Wiingreen, Gorm Greisen, Barbara Hoff Esbjørn, Ellen C L Løkkegaard, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Kathrine Kold Sørensen, Mikkel Porsborg Andersen, Bo Mølholm Hansen

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Rikke WiingreenDepartment of Paediatrics, Copenhagen University Hospital - North Zealand, Hilleroed, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-6794-436X
Gorm GreisenDepartment of Neonatology, Juliane Marie Center, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-8042-3262
Barbara Hoff EsbjørnCampus for Psychiatric Simulation, Capital Region Psychiatry, Ballerup, Denmark.
Ellen C L LøkkegaardDepartment of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Christian Torp-PedersenDepartment of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - North Zealand, Hilleroed, Denmark.
Kathrine Kold SørensenDepartment of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - North Zealand, Hilleroed, Denmark.
Mikkel Porsborg AndersenDepartment of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - North Zealand, Hilleroed, Denmark.
Bo Mølholm HansenDepartment of Paediatrics, Copenhagen University Hospital - North Zealand, Hilleroed, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-3087-3983

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Aase og Ejnar Danielsens FondA og JC Tvergaards FondAslaugs og Carl Friis's LegatElse og Mogens Wedell Wedellsborgs Fond 10-18-2Fynske Frimureres FondJascha Fonden 3784Nordsjællands Hospitals research fundRigshospitalets research fundVille Heises Legat M18-19
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aimWe investigated the associations between motor performance and IQ at 5 years of age and school difficulties and grade point averages (GPAs) at 18 years of age. Additionally, the accuracy of preschool IQ in predicting school difficulties was examined.

methodsA nationwide follow-up study of children born in 1994-1995 who were <28 weeks of gestation or had a birthweight <1000 g. The Danish personal identification number was used to merge data from a national cohort study with population-based registries. Logistic regression analyses examined the associations between motor performance/IQ and school difficulties. Linear regression analyses and the area under the receiver operator curve (AUC) were used to examine the relationship between IQ and GPAs.

resultsThe study population comprised 248 children, 37% were classified with school difficulties. Motor performance and IQ were associated with school difficulties. The odds of having school difficulties increased as IQ decreased, and the same pattern was observed for GPAs. IQ predicted school difficulties, with an AUC of 0.80 (confidence interval: 0.74-0.86).

conclusionPreschool motor performance and IQ were associated with school difficulties. Additionally, IQ was linked to GPAs. As a screening tool, the predictive ability of preschool IQ for academic difficulties was moderate/high in this cohort.

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Academic PerformanceInfant, Extremely Low Birth WeightInfant, Extremely PrematureAdolescentChildChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolDenmarkFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfant, NewbornIntelligenceMaleMotor Skillsextremely preterm infantsintelligence quotientregister‐based cohort studyschool performance

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PMCPMC11627452

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