Table 3 Outcomes of children at 5 years by gestational age at birth and ACS groupings
Preterm (<30 weeks) N = 200 | Preterm (30–36 weeks) N = 1066 | Term (≥37 weeks) N = 462 | ||||
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Outcome | Multiple ACS N = 105 | Single ACS N = 95 | Multiple ACS N = 553 | Single ACS N = 504 | Multiple ACS N = 213a | Single ACS N = 249 |
Death or severe disability (neuromotor, neurosensory, neurocognitive)§ | 54/105 (51.4%) | 50/95 (52.6%) | 115/553 (20.8%) | 122/504 (24.2%) | 48/213 (22.5%) | 38/249 (15.3%) |
Death up to 5 years | 29/105 (27.6%) | 23/95 (24.2%) | 16/555 (2.9%) | 22/511 (4.3%) | 1/213 (0.5%) | 2/249 (0.8%) |
Neuromotor disability †† (non-ambulatory cerebral palsy) | 1/76 (1.3%) | 6/72 (8.3%) | 3/539 (0.6%) | 4/489 (0.8%) | 0/212 (0%) | 1/247 (0.4%) |
Neurosensory disability | 13/76 (17.1%) | 13/72 (18.1%) | 38/539 (7.1%) | 41/489 (8.4%) | 19/212 (9.0%) | 7/247 (2.8%) |
Needing visual aids | 9/76 (11.8%) | 11/72 (15.3%) | 35/539 (6.5%) | 34/489 (7.0%) | 17/212 (8.0%) | 7/247 (2.8%) |
Deafness | 4/76 (5.3%) | 2/72 (2.8%) | 4/539 (0.7%) | 3/489 (0.6%) | 3/212 (1.4%) | 1/247 (0.4%) |
Pre-existing (diagnosed at 2 years or earlier) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
New (diagnosed after 2 years of age) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Neurocognitive/neurobehavioural disability | 15/76 (19.7%) | 16/69 (23.2%) | 62/534 (11.6%) | 63/478 (13.2%) | 31/212 (14.6%) | 30/246 (12.2%) |