[Prognostic value of early risk indicators. Longitudinal 3-year study of children at risk].
Four hundred and fifteen Parisian pre-school children were followed for 3 years (1974-1977). Four epidemiological questionnaires carried out at the ages of 3, 9, 18 and 36 months provided information on the familial and social situation as well as the physical and psychological development of the children. A cluster analysis was carried out on the behaviour variables of the 3 year-old children and 3 different groups were identified. Most children (69%) belonged to the first group, characterized by the absence of difficulties or the presence of few minor symptoms and 10% of the children belonged to the third group, a "high risk group" because of the frequency of the symptoms. Children of the "high risk group" and matched controls were followed up till their school entrance (7 years of age) and compared on different variables: health problems, sleep disorders, school problems, psychosomatic symptoms, difficulties in communicating with others. Comparison between the high risk group and controls permits discussion of the predictive value of early functional disorder risk indicators.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D010297:Paris; D011379:Prognosis; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012306:Risk; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors
La valeur pronostique des indicateurs de risque précoces. Etude longitudinale des enfants à risque à 3 ans.