Paediatrics Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Journal
International Journal of Pediatrics
Volume
2018
First Page
9181497
Last Page
9181497
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9181497
Abstract
Objectives
To investigate if an association exists between being born large for gestational age (LGA) and verbal ability or externalizing behaviour problems at ages 4-5 years.
Method
A secondary analysis was conducted using the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, including singleton births in 2004-2005 followed till 4-5 years (
Results
Infants born LGA were not found to be at increased risk for poor verbal ability (aOR: 1.16 [0.49,2.72] and aOR: 0.83 [0.37,1.87] for girls and boys, resp.) or externalizing behaviour problems (aOR: 1.24 [0.52,2.93] and aOR: 1.24 [0.66,2.36] for girls and boys, resp.). Social factors were found to impact developmental attainment. Maternal smoking led to an increased risk for externalizing behaviour problems (aOR: 3.33 [1.60,6.94] and aOR: 2.12 [1.09,4.13] for girls and boys, resp.).
Conclusion
There is no evidence to suggest that infants born LGA are at increased risk for poor verbal ability or externalizing behaviour problems.
Notes
Copyright © 2018 Cairina E. Frank et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.