Table 1 Neonatal, demographic characteristics and socio-emotional competencies of VPT and FT participants from the cross-sectional study.
VPT | FT | Group comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|
Neonatal characteristics | |||
Gestational Age, in weeks (mean (SD)) | 29.42 (1.84) | 39.9 (1.34) | t(114) = 32.077, p < 0.001 |
Birth weight, in grams (mean (SD)) | 1260.93 (368.21) | 3460.98 (413.8) | t(114) = 29.435, p < 0.001 |
IVH—Grades III and IV, n (%) | 3 (4%) | 0 (0%) | – |
Cystic periventricular leukomalacia | 1 (1.3%) | 0 (0%) | – |
Demographic characteristics | |||
Age at assessment, in months (mean (SD)) | 124.07 (27.68) | 123.68 (26.57) | t(114) = 0.072, p = 0.942 |
Sex: - Female, n (%) - Male, n (%) | 39 (52%) | 17 (41.46%) | X2(1) = 1.179, p = 0.278 |
36 (48%) | 24 (58.54%) | ||
SES, Largo score (mean (SD)) | 4.24 (2.32) | 2.89 (1.29) | t(110) = −3.325, p = 0.001 |
General intellectual functioning (mean (SD)) | 106.58 (12.6) | 113.88 (10.95) | t(113) = 3.113, p = 0.002 |
Socio-emotional competencies | |||
Theory of Mind (mean (SD)) | −0.01 (0.92) | 0.02 (1.16) | t(65.68) = −0.180, p = 0.858, q = 0.858, d = 0.0379 |
Affect Recognition (mean (SD)) | −0.07 (1.06) | 0.13 (0.90) | t(91.91) = −1.0808, p = 0.2826, q = 0.377, d = 0.201 |
Internalizing Problems (mean (SD)) | 0.19 (1.04) | −0.37 (0.83) | t(96.43) = 3.152, p = 0.002, q = 0.009, d = 0.576 |
Emotional Control (mean (SD)) | 0.15 (1.01) | 0.15 (1.01) | t(85.72) = 2.258, p = 0.026, q = 0.053, d = 0.431 |
