Stoelhorst et al Differences in median HRQoL scores for children with and without neurological abnormalities at two years of corrected age

HRQoL scale	Year*	Neurological outcome#			p**	p##
HRQoL scale	Year*	N	MA	DA	p**	p##
Appetite	2	91.7	75	83.3	0.02	NS
Motor functioning	2	100	87.5	75	<0.001	<0.001
	3.5	100	87.5	75	<0.001	<0.001
	4.5	100	93.8	81.2	<0.001	<0.001
Social functioning	2	100	83.3	83.3	0.02	0.02
	3.5	100	100	66.7	0.01	0.04
	4.5	100	100	83.3	0.001	NS
Communication	2	87.5	81.2	75	0.006	0.01
	3.5	100	87.5	93.8	<0.001	0.03
	4.5	100	93.8	87.5	0.006	0.03

*% of received TAPQOLs: 2 years: 163/236 (69%), 3.5 years: 173/236 (73%), 4.5 years: 150/236 (64%); #neurological outcome at 2 years corrected age of the studied children: N: 108 (68%), MA: 33 (21%), DA: 18(11%) (NB: percentages were comparable at all ages); p**: Kruskal-Wallis test; p##: UNIANOVA, confounders: gestational age, small for GA, gender, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, dexamethasone use postnatally, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, maternal age; NS, not significant.