Shohreh F Farzan, Elizabeth Kamai, Dayane Duenas Barahona, Yoshira Van Horne Ornelas, Christopher Zuidema, Michelle Wong, Christian Torres, Esther Bejarano, Edmund Seto, Paul English, Luis Olmedo, Jill Johnston
Cohort profile: The Assessing Imperial Valley Respiratory Health and the Environment (AIRE) study
Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology
determine whether preterm birth 3236 67 weeks gestation affected school performance kindergarten fifth grade assessed 14350 term infants 1195 3236 67 weeks gestation infants followed early childhood longitudinal study kindergarten 2011 cohort classroom performance kindergartenfifth grade multivariable regression performed comparisons data weighted representative us population children born 3536 67 weeks gestation significant difference academic scores performance 3234 67 weeks children lower academic scores teacher performance scores compared term children children born 32 36 67 weeks gestation higher odds individualized education plan needs learning disability diagnoses compared term children children born 32 34 67 weeks gestation poor school performance compared term children children born 32 36 67 weeks gestation risk learning disabilities likely benefit continued support services improve achievement throughout school