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Table 3 Primary and secondary trial outcomes

From: Statistical analysis plan for the Prenatal Iodine Supplementation and Early Childhood Neurodevelopment (PoppiE) randomised controlled trial

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Outcome

Time-point measured

Variable type

 

Primary

  

1

Bayley-IVa Cognitive Scale Score

24 months

Continuous

 

Secondary infant

  

2

Bayley-IV Cognitive Scale Score < 85

24 months

Binary

3

Bayley-IV Motor Scale Score

24 months

Continuous

4

Bayley-IV Motor Scale Score < 85

24 months

Binary

5

Bayley-IV Language Scale Score

24 months

Continuous

6

Bayley-IV Language Scale Score < 85

24 months

Binary

7

ITSEA externalising T score

24 months

Continuous

8

ITSEA internalising T score

24 months

Continuous

9

ITSEA dysregulation T score

24 months

Continuous

10

ITSEA competence T score

24 months

Continuous

11

ITSEA externalising T score ≥ 65

24 months

Binary

12

ITSEA internalising T score ≥ 65

24 months

Binary

13

ITSEA dysregulation T score ≥ 65

24 months

Binary

14

ITSEA competence T score ≤ 35

24 months

Binary

15

Weight z-scoreb

24 months

Continuous

16

Length z-scoreb

24 months

Continuous

17

Head circumference z-scoreb

24 months

Continuous

18

Weight z-scoreb

Birth

Continuous

19

Length z-scoreb

Birth

Continuous

20

Head circumference z-scoreb

Birth

Continuous

21

Length of gestation (days)

Birth

Continuous

22

Preterm birth < 37 weeks of gestation

Birth

Binary

23

Thyroid-stimulating hormone levelc

Birth

Continuous

24

Admission to special care nursery

Birth hospitalisation

Binary

 

Secondary maternal

  

25

Hypertension/pre-eclampsia

Pregnancy

Binary

26

Gestational diabetes

Pregnancy

Binary

27

Vaginal delivery

Birth

Binary

28

Postpartum haemorrhage

Postpartum stage

Binary

  1. Abbreviations: ITSEA Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment
  2. aIf a Bayley-IV assessment is unavailable, scores of an alternative robust developmental assessment with an age-standardised cognitive score will be accepted, if available (e.g. earlier versions of the Bayley scales or the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence)
  3. bCalculated according to WHO growth standards based on an average of 2 measures (average of closest 2 measures if a 3rd measure taken)
  4. cMeasured only in infants from South Australia