RECAP Preterm | BLS 13y SDQ Dataset

BLS 13y SDQ Dataset

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Associated study

Acronym	BEST/BLS
Name	Bavarian Longitudinal Study Cohort
Study design	Cohort
Number of very preterm (VPT) and/or very low birthweight (VLBW) births included in cohort (live & still births)	682
Countries	Germany

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Population

Bavarian Longitudinal Study Cohort

Selection Criteria

Countries

Germany

Geographical Area

Southern Bavaria

VPT/VLBW Group Inclusion Criteria

Infants born during the period February 1985 and March 1986 who required admission to a neonatal unit within the first 10 days after birth, and were born VP/VLBW (<32 weeks gestational age or <1500g birth weight): N=682.

Control Group Inclusion Criteria

Healthy infants who were cared for on the normal postnatal wards in the same obstetric hospitals: N=916.

VPT/VLBW Group Exclusion Criteria

none

Control Group Exclusion Criteria

none

Supplementary Information

Data collection of control children started at the same time as for the VP/VLBW infants, beginning at birth and throughout all follow-up assessments.

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Data Collection Event

12-13 year Follow Up

Overview

Supplementary Information: Within the VPT/VLBW group - VPT n=264, VLBW n=259. Control Group size was reduced for the 6;3 year follow up onwards to match the VPT/VLBW group size.
Start Date: 1998
End Date: 1999

Data sources

Questionnaires
Physical measures

Participants

Age at Data Collection Event (years): 12

	VPT/VLBW Group	Control Group
Survived	494
Invited	451
Assessed	339	294

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Collected Dataset / BLS 13y SDQ Dataset

BLS 13y SDQ Dataset

Associated study

Population

Bavarian Longitudinal Study Cohort

Data Collection Event

12-13 year Follow Up

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