Timothy Heeren|Robert M. Joseph|Elizabeth N. Allred|T. Michael O’Shea|Alan Leviton|Karl Kuban
Cognitive functioning at the age of 10 years among children born extremely preterm: a latent profile approach
Boston University|Boston University|Boston Children's Hospital|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Boston Children's Hospital|Boston Medical Center
backgroundschoolage children born extremely preterm ep likely term peers multiple neurocognitive limitations identify subgroups ep children share similar profiles measures intelligence quotient iq executive function ef describe nature prevalence cognitive impairment ep childrenmethodson basis measures iq ef subgroups ep children common neurocognitive function identified using latent profile analysis lpa basis subgroups describe nature prevalence impairment ep children examine associations cognitive function gestational age academic achievement classification neurocognitive function using iq ef compared standard classification based iq zscoresresultslpa identified four neurocognitive profiles ep children 34 ep children classified normal 41 lownormal 17 moderately impaired 8 severely impaired impaired children exhibited global impairment across cognitive domains whereas children lownormal group tended impaired inhibition relative reasoning working memory skillsconclusionwithin categories ep children defined terms iq substantial variation ef thus iq ef assessments needed describing schoolage outcome ep children