Research Article
Coronavirus Infection in Neonates: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 18 Months of Age
Table 2
Follow-up outcomes at 18 months.
| Variables | SARS-CoV-2-infected group, N = 40 | Control group, N = 80 | value |
| Bayley-III | Motor composite score | 100 (91–107) | 97 (88–107) | 0.101 | 71–85 | 0 | 2 (2.5%) | 0.786 | <70 | 1 (2.5%) | 1 (1.2%) | |
| Fine motor | 11 (10–12) | 10 (9–12) | 0.21 | Gross motor | 9 (7–10) | 9 (6–10) | 0.231 |
| Cognitive composite score | 105 (100–115) | 110 (100–115) | 0.952 | 71–85 | 0 | 3 (3.7%) | 0.261 | <70 | 1 (2.5%) | 0 | |
| Language composite score | 100 (89–109) | 100 (89–109) | 0.785 | Expressive | 9 (7–12) | 9 (8–11) | 0.971 | Receptive | 10 (8–12) | 10 (8–12) | 0.645 | 71–85 | 1 (2.5%) | 3 (3.7%) | 0.864 | <70 | 1 (2.5%) | 1 (1.2%) | |
| Cerebral palsy | 1 (2.5%) | 2 (2.5%) | 0.131 | Seizure | 1 (2.5%) | 0 | 1 | Deafness | 0 | 1 (1.2%) | 0.293 | Blindness | 0 | 0 | | Weight (kg) | 11.1 (10.2–12.7) | 11.7 (10.7–12.9) | 0.212 | Length (cm) | 82 (79–84) | 83 (78–86) | 0.304 | Head circumference (cm) | 47.6 (46.9–48.8) | 48.5 (47.5–49) | 0.138 |
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Data are expressed as number (%) or median, interquartile range (IQR).
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