Language and cognitive outcome for high-risk neonates at the age of 2-3 years - experience from an Arab Country

Table 7 Comparison between delayed language development and non-delayed language development groups as regard demographic data

	DLD group n = 68		n (%)	Non-DLD n = 35		n (%)	P-value
	Median	Range		Median	Range
Age (mo)	29	24-36		31	24-37		0.17
Maternal age (yr)	25	18-39		25	19-40		0.38
Gestational age (wk)	37	24-38		36.5	27-38		0.2
Birth weight (kg)	2.75	0.75-5		2.5	0.75-4.5		0.027a
Sex
Male			14 (40.0%)			48 (70.6%)	0.003a
Female			21 (60.0%)			20 (29.4%)
Order of birth
1			20 (57.1%)			34 (50.0%)	0.6
2			10 (28.6%)			22 (32.4%)
3			4 (11.4%)			6 (8.8%)
4			1 (2.9%)			6 (8.8%)
Outcome of pregnancy
Single			28 (80.0%)			51 (75.0%)	0.8
Twin			4 (11.4%)			11 (16.2%)
Triple			3 (8.6%)			6 (8.8%)
Consanguinity
Negative			27 (77.1%)			53 (77.9%)	0.9
Positive			8 (22.9%)			15 (22.1%)
Maternal risk factors
No			19 (54.3%)			36 (52.9%)	0.9
Yes			16 (45.7%)			32 (47.1%)

Test used: Mann-Whitney;

^aP < 0.05. DLD: Delayed language development.