TY - JOUR

T1 - Poor socioeconomic outcomes

T2 - Completion of the final examination after lower secondary education mitigates risks associated with gestational age

AU - Wiingreen, Rikke

AU - Sørensen, Kathrine Kold

AU - Greisen, Gorm

AU - Løkkegaard, Ellen C.L.

AU - Torp-Pedersen, Christian

AU - Andersen, Mikkel Porsborg

AU - Mølholm Hansen, Bo

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Acta Paediatrica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Foundation Acta Paediatrica.

PY - 2024

Y1 - 2024

N2 - Aim: To investigate the influence of gestational age (GA) on the association between completion of the final examination after 10–11 years of basic education and education, financial independence and income in early adulthood. Methods: A nationwide register-based study including individuals born in Denmark between 1990 and 1992. Completion of the examination was evaluated at age 18 and education, financial independence and income at age 28. Results: Of 165 683 individuals included, 15.7%, 10.8% and 5.5% had low educational level, were not financially independent and had low income. For those who completed the examination odds ratio (OR) ranged from 1.03 at GA = 32–36 weeks to 1.25 at ≤27 weeks for low education, from 1.10 to 0.91 for not being financial independent and from 1.06 to 1.48 for low income. For those who did not complete the examination, OR increased from 7.55 at ≥37 weeks to 15.03 at ≤27 weeks for low education and from 4.68 to 15.31 for not being financial independent. For low income, OR was 2.57 and independent of GA. Conclusion: For individuals who completed the examination, the odds of poor socioeconomic outcomes were independent of GA. Individuals who did not complete the examination had increased odds of poor socioeconomic outcomes, particularly as GA decreased.

AB - Aim: To investigate the influence of gestational age (GA) on the association between completion of the final examination after 10–11 years of basic education and education, financial independence and income in early adulthood. Methods: A nationwide register-based study including individuals born in Denmark between 1990 and 1992. Completion of the examination was evaluated at age 18 and education, financial independence and income at age 28. Results: Of 165 683 individuals included, 15.7%, 10.8% and 5.5% had low educational level, were not financially independent and had low income. For those who completed the examination odds ratio (OR) ranged from 1.03 at GA = 32–36 weeks to 1.25 at ≤27 weeks for low education, from 1.10 to 0.91 for not being financial independent and from 1.06 to 1.48 for low income. For those who did not complete the examination, OR increased from 7.55 at ≥37 weeks to 15.03 at ≤27 weeks for low education and from 4.68 to 15.31 for not being financial independent. For low income, OR was 2.57 and independent of GA. Conclusion: For individuals who completed the examination, the odds of poor socioeconomic outcomes were independent of GA. Individuals who did not complete the examination had increased odds of poor socioeconomic outcomes, particularly as GA decreased.

KW - academic performance

KW - gestational age

KW - register-based study

KW - school performance

KW - socioeconomic outcomes

U2 - 10.1111/apa.17325

DO - 10.1111/apa.17325

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 38894624

AN - SCOPUS:85196261644

JO - Acta Paediatrica

JF - Acta Paediatrica

SN - 0803-5253

ER -