Research Article

A Psychological Perspective on Preterm Children: The Influence of Contextual Factors on Quality of Family Interactions

Table 1

Preterm group description.

Preterm full groupPretermVery pretermExtremely preterm

Chronological age (months)19.811.519.210.624.912.822.611.8
Corrected age (months)19.511.318.210.522.512.719.511.3
Birth weight (g)1294602.118965991121.7227.65818246.19
Gestational age (weeks)29.663.3133.151.1429.931.4925.581.16

(%) (%) (%) (%)

Disability9 (23%)3 (23%)2 (14%)4 (33%)
Twins9 (23%)2 (15%)4 (28,5%)3 (12%)
Male24 (61,5%)7 (53,8%)8 (57,1%)9 (75%)
Female15 (38,5%)6 (46,2%)6 (42,9%)3 (25%)
Preterm (P)13 (33,3%)
Very preterm (VP)14 (35,9%)
Extremely preterm (EP)12 (30,8%)