Newborn minor physical anomalies predict short attention span, peer aggression, and impulsivity at age 3.
From a 5-to 10-minute newborn examination, behaviors of males at age 3 could be predicted. The number of minor physical anomalies, assessed soon after birth, was significantly related to a cluster of behaviors that are frequently labeled hyperactivity.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000150:complications*; D000374:Aggression; D001288:Attention; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity