Cerebral palsy: evaluation of a model of risk.
The purpose of this study was to assess a model of risk for cerebral palsy (CP) in preschool children. The research was structured as a retrospective case-control study in which cases (n = 112) were children with CP while controls (n = 153) were either friend referrals or population-based. Data were collected via structured telephone interviews. While significant associations with CP were found on univariate analyses for a number of variables, only four variables--birth weight/gestational age, 5-min APGAR, medication for miscarriage, and urinary tract infection during pregnancy--were found predictive in multivariate analysis. These variables accounted for 36% of the log-likelihood explained by the model.
Polivka
B J
BJ
Department of Family and Community, College of Nursing, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1289.
Nickel
J T
JT
Wilkins
J R
JR
D001724:Birth Weight; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D015399:Nursing Research; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires