OUTCOMES IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD FOR VERY-LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANTS
Fewer very-low-birth-weight young adults
than normal-birth-weight young adults had graduated
from high school (74 percent vs. 83 percent, P=0.04).
Very-low-birth-weight men, but not women, were significantly
less likely than normal-birth-weight controls
to be enrolled in postsecondary study (30 percent vs.
53 percent, P=0.002). Very-low-birth-weight participants
had a lower mean IQ (87 vs. 92) and lower academic
achievement scores (P