Table 5 Quality of life, depression and anxiety symptoms by gestational age and pulmonary function tests’ results in prematurely born young adults

Gestational age

24–28 (n = 10)

16.30 ± 2.63

0.323

15.00 ± 2.54

0.918

15.60 ±2.91

0.788

16.60 ±1.71

0.719

3.80 ± 0.92

0.334

3.30 ± 1.34

0.403

20.0%

0.279

20.0%

0.942

29–34 (n = 38)

15.50 ± 2.72

14.76 ± 3.12

15.37 ±3.57

15.97 ±2.35

4.03 ± 0.68

3.66 ± 0.91

8.1%

21.1%

Pulmonary function

FEV1%

\( \ge \)80% (n = 39)

15.46 ± 2.92

0.398

14.61 ± 3.19

0.926

15.10 ± 3.67

0.363

15.90 ± 2.35

0.182

3.95 ± 0.76

0.906

3.51 ± 1.05

0.770

13.2%

0.309

25.6%

0.130

< 80% (n = 7)

16.71 ± 0.95

15.00 ±1.15

16.71 ± 1.70

17.15 ± 0.69

4.00 ± 0.58

3.71 ± 0.76

0%

0%

FEV₁/FVC z-score

>-1.645 (n = 33)

15.47 ± 2.96

0.888

14.76 ± 3.27

0.324

15.20 ± 3.71

0.940

15.82 ± 2.31

0.204

4.00 ± 0.74

0.423

3.50 ± 1.05

0.740

12.1%

0.721

23.5%

0.620

≤-1.646 (n = 12)

16.17 ± 2.04

14.41 ± 1.93

15.75 ± 2.83

16.83 ± 1.80

3.83 ± 0.72

3.67 ± 0.89

8.3%

16.7%

LCI 2.5%norm.

< 6.98 (n = 37)

15.57 ± 2.91

0.910

14.84 ± 3.26

0.414

15.86 ± 3.39

0.067

16.05 ± 2.36

0.941

4.03 ± 0.69

0.350

3.57 ± 0.99

0.855

11.1%

0.849

24.3%

0.275

≥ 6.99 (n = 10)

16.00 ± 1.84

14.73 ± 1.90

13.91 ± 3.21

16.27 ± 1.85

3.82 ± 0.88

3.64 ± 1.12

9.1%

9.1%

FeNO

≤ 25 ppb (n = 36)

15.44 ± 2.86

0.286

14.50 ± 3.02

0.264

15.31 ± 3.44

0.713

15.94 ± 2.32

0.656

3.92 ± 0.73

0.512

3.44 ± 1.00

0.180

14.3%

0.317

25.0%

0.413

> 25 ppb (n = 11)

16.27 ± 2.15

15.45 ± 2.73

15.64 ± 3.64

16.36 ± 1.91

4.09 ± 0.70

3.91 ± 0.94

0.0%

9.1%