From: Early childhood language outcomes after arterial switch operation: a prospective cohort study
Variable | Total n = 91 mean (SD) | Ventricular septal defect | p value | |
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No VSD n = 60 mean (SD) | VSD n = 31 mean (SD) | |||
Bayley-III | ||||
Cognitive composite | 96.9 (12.7) | 98.4 (13.1) | 93.8 (10.5) | 0.10 |
Language composite | 92.6 (17.0) | 92.3 (18.6) | 93.2 (13.) | 0.81 |
Motor composite | 99.0 (12.8) | 98.9 (13.7) | 99.3 (11.2) | 0.89 |
Subscales | ||||
Receptive communication | 9.1 (3.0) | 9.2 (3.3) | 8.8 (2.4) | 0.52 |
Expressive communication | 8.4 (3.2) | 8.2 (3.3) | 8.8 (2.8) | 0.40 |
Fine motor | 10.8 (2.7) | 10.7 (2.7) | 11.1 (2.7) | 0.57 |
Gross motor | 9.0 (2.1) | 9.0 (2.3) | 8.9 (1.9) | 0.81 |