Demographic and Pregnancy Factors of Mothers of Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) (Study 1) and Mothers of Children with Some Characteristics of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (Study 2).
| Demographic and Pregnancy Factors | Study 1 | Study 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case*n = 43Mean (Range) | Controln = 86Mean (Range) | P Value | Case*n = 35Mean (Range) | Controln = 70Mean (Range) | P Value | |
| Number of criteria for FAS | 5.0 (5–5) | 0.48 (0–3) | .001 | 3.2 (1–4) | 0.31 (0–3) | .001 |
| Age (years) | 26.6 (17–39) | 24.2 (17–37) | .02 | 28.0 (18–41) | 24.5 (17–37) | .01 |
| Education (years) | 9.8 (8–12) | 11.0 (8–16) | .003 | 10.2 (7–12) | 11.0 (6–15) | .11 |
| Gravidity | 6.6 (1–15) | 5.0 (1–14) | .007 | 6.0 (2–11) | 4.6 (1–12) | .02 |
| Number of live-born children | 5.5 (1–12) | 4.3 (1–12) | .01 | 5.5 (2–11) | 4.1 (1–10) | .01 |
| Number of children before index child | 3.4 (0–10) | 1.9 (0–9) | .001 | 3.1 (0–10) | 1.7 (0–8) | .01 |
| Number of children after index child | 1.2 (0–6) | 1.3 (0–4) | .65 | 1.4 (0–7) | 1.5 (0–4) | .96 |
| Number of prenatal visits† | 3.7 (0–14) | 6.4 (0–17) | .004 | 3.1 (0–9) | 7.0 (0–20) | .001 |
| Month of first prenatal visit† | 5.2 (1–9) | 4.5 (1–9) | .17 | 5.0 (2–9) | 3.8 (1–8) | .04 |
* None of the differences between study 1 and 2 case mothers are statistically significant.
† Data are for the pregnancy with the index child.