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. 2023 Mar 15;55(1):926–945. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2023.2185808

Table 4.

Child physical traits by specific FASD diagnosis at 5 years of age (60 months) by maternal participation in multifaceted case management.

(A) Children with FAS
At 60 months Alcohol-exposed without MCMa (n = 26) Alcohol-exposed with MCMa (n = 9) p
Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
OFC centile 1.4 (1.0) 2.7 (2.5) .036
 OFC ≤ 3rd centile 96.2 66.7 .017
Inner canthal distance (ICD) centile 56.6 (17.4) 61.6 (19.9) .483
Inner pupillary distance (IPD) centile 37.3 (19.7) 36.3 (12.4) .887
Palpebral fissure length (PFL) centile 5.9 (5.9) 5.9 (7.9) .999
Smooth philtrum (% Yes) 73.1 77.8 .781
Narrow vermilion (% Yes) 69.2 77.8 .625
Number of minor anomalies 9.6 (2.7) 9.2 (1.6) .713
Total dysmorphology score 16.8 (3.4) 16.8 (3.2) .986
(B) Children with PFAS
  Alcohol-exposed without MCM (n = 7) Alcohol-exposed with MCM (n = 8)  
At 60 months
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
p
OFC centile 12.4 (10.9) 36.3 (31.3) .079
Inner canthal distance (ICD) centile 55.9 (12.4) 68.0 (10.0) .056
Inner pupillary distance (IPD) centile 39.0 (12.1) 54.1 (24.8) .167
Palpebral fissure length (PFL) centile 6.0 (6.8) 19.6 (17.0) .070
Smooth philtrum (% Yes) 28.6 87.5 .020
Narrow vermilion (% Yes) 71.4 62.5 .714
Number of minor anomalies 7.6 (1.1) 7.3 (.7) .515
Total dysmorphology score 12.9 (1.8) 12.1 (2.4) .514
(C) Children with ARND
  Alcohol-exposed without MCM (n = 8) Alcohol-exposed with MCM (n = 8)  
At 60 months
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
p
OFC centile 4.5 (4.3) 19.3 (13.3) .010
 OFC ≤ 3rd centile 50.0 25.0 .302
 OFC ≤ 10th centile 87.5 37.5 .039
Inner canthal distance (ICD) centile 46.3 (22.8) 70.8 (12.7) .019
Inner pupillary distance (IPD) centile 44.1 (23.5) 72.4 (15.8) .014
Palpebral fissure length (PFL) centile 17.0 (12.5) 21.8 (13.8) .482
Smooth philtrum (% Yes) 0.0 25.0 .131
Narrow vermilion (% Yes) 37.5 0.0 .055
Number of minor anomalies 6.8 (2.6) 4.9 (2.8) .187
Total dysmorphology score 10.5 (3.1) 8.4 (5.3) .341

aAll mothers in both categories had AUDIT scores > 8 and were considered hazardous drinkers.