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We studied 11-year-old children born before 26 completed weeks of gestation in all of Sweden from 1990 through 1992. All had been evaluated at 36 months' corrected age. Identification of children with chronic conditions lasting \u226512 months was based on a questionnaire administered to parents. Neurosensory impairments were identified by reviewing health records. Information regarding other specific medical diagnoses and developmental disabilities was obtained by standard parent and teacher questionnaires.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>RESULTS. Of 89 eligible children, 86 (97%) were studied at a mean age of 11 years. An equal number of children born at term served as controls. Logistic-regression analyses adjusting for social risk factors and gender showed that significantly more extremely immature children than controls had chronic conditions, including functional limitations (64% vs 11%, respectively), compensatory dependency needs (59% vs 25%), and services above those routinely required by children (67% vs 22%). Specific diagnoses or disabilities with higher rates in extremely immature children than in controls included neurosensory impairment (15% vs 2%), asthma (20% vs 6%), poor motor skills of &amp;gt;2 SDs above the mean (26% vs 3%), poor visual perception of &amp;gt;2 SDs above the mean (21% vs 4%), poor learning skills of &amp;gt;2 SDs above the mean (27% vs 3%), poor adaptive functioning with T scores of &amp;lt;40 (42% vs 9%), and poor academic performance with T score &amp;lt;40 (49% vs 7%).<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>CONCLUSIONS. Children born extremely immature have significantly greater health problems and special health care needs at 11 years of age. 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