کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3054665 1580055 2009 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Do visual impairments affect risk of motor problems in preterm and term low birth weight adolescents?
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب تکاملی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Do visual impairments affect risk of motor problems in preterm and term low birth weight adolescents?
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundIncreased prevalence of motor and visual problems has been reported in low birth weight populations, but the association between them is less studied.AimTo examine how visual impairments may be associated with the increased risk of motor problems in low birth weight adolescents.MethodsFifty-one very low birth weight adolescents (VLBW), 56 term small for gestational age (SGA) and 75 term control adolescents, without cerebral palsy, were examined at the age of 14. Motor skills were examined by the Movement Assessment Battery for Children. Visual functions included visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, nystagmus, strabismus, stereoacuity, accommodation, convergence and visual perception (Visual-Motor Integration test). An abnormality score was calculated as the sum of visual impairments. We used odds ratio as an estimate of the relative risk of having motor problems.ResultsThe odds of having motor problems were 10.4 (95% CI: 2.2–49.4) in the VLBW group and 5.1 (95% CI: 1.0–25.8) in the SGA group compared with the control group. The odds of having motor problems in the VLBW group were influenced by all visual variables, and most by visual acuity, when we adjusted for these separately. The greatest reduction in OR was found when adjusting for the abnormality score (adjusted OR: 6.8; 95% CI: 1.3–34.5). In the SGA group the odds of having motor problems were relatively unaffected by the visual variables and the abnormality score.ConclusionsVisual impairments influence motor problems in VLBW adolescents, whereas motor problems in SGA adolescents seem to be unaffected by visual impairments.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Journal of Paediatric Neurology - Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 47–56
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