Table 3 Scores, expressed as means with their 95% CI, obtained in each development domain for birthweight and for optimal cut-off points in the EEG variables of the visual analysis using Bayley-III.

From: Assessment of neonatal EEG background and neurodevelopment in full-term small for their gestational age infants

Birthweight goup

Motor

 

Language

 

Cognitive

 

SGA (n = 41)

99.33

(‡)

95.30

(‡)

100.50

(‡)

94.40–104.27

88.91–101.69

94.49–106.51

AGA (n = 32)

109.22

108.61

111.61

104.10–114.34

100.72–116.50

105.26–117.96

Cut-off (SGA/AGA)a

>11% (31/7)

99.96

(†)

96.38

(*)

102.39

(*)

% Discontinuity

93.27–106.64

90.14–113.62

93.89–110.89

≤11% (10 /27)

108.00

105.37

108.73

102.83–113.17

97.11–113.62

103.75–113.70

>5% (28/7)

98.61

(†)

95.60

(†)

101.61

(*)

% Asymmetry

93.18–104.04

88.18–103.04

94.60–108.62

 

109.41

106.49

109.55

≤5 % (13/27)

103.24–115.58

99.46–113.72

102.64–116.45

>7% (21/11)

101.33

(*)

100.59

(*)

105.63

(*)

% Asynchrony

94.13–108.53

91.93–111.18

99.74–111.52

 

105.59

101.56

105.28

≤7 % (20/23)

100.06–111.12

94.14–107.04

96.07–114.48

>5 s. (25/5)

98.00

(†)

93.26

(†)

97.37

(‡)

Max. IBI Duration

92.04–103–96

85.81–100.72

88.97–105.77

 

108.52

105.48

111.08

≤5s. (16/29)

102.63–114.41

98.86–112.11

105.83–116.33

 

99.31

(†)

95.91

(†)

99.77

(‡)

>11% (26/5) %

92.89–105.74

88.78–103.03

91.75–107.79

Delta brushes

108.26

105.83

110.96

≤11% (15/29)

102.78–113.74

98.24–113.41

105.65–116.26

Immature (38/73)b

100.33

(†)

97.06

(*)

99.70

(†)

EEG maturity

96.34–104.33

92.66–101.46

94.09–105.30

 

109.08

107.73

111.65

Mature (35/73)

104.91–113.25

102.77–112.68

107.16–116.14

  1. aNumber of SGA and AGA children for each EEG variable
  2. bNumber of children with immature or mature EEG/total children assessed
  3. *Not significant; †P   < 0.05; ‡P  <  0.01