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[Preprint]. 2026 Jun 5:2026.03.19.26348806. Originally published 2026 Mar 22. [Version 2] doi: 10.64898/2026.03.19.26348806

Table 3.

Congenital Heart Defects

Combined Males Females
Defect FASD Control P value FASD Control FASD Control Sex x Group
Interaction
P value
N 208 824 103 406 105 418
Any CHD diagnosis 13 (6.3%) 10 (1.2%) <0.001 7 (6.8%) 4 (1.0%) 6 (5.7%) 6 (1.4%) 0.51
Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) 3 (1.4%) 4 (0.5%) 0.15 2 (1.9%) 1 (0.3%) 1 (1.0%) 3 (0.7%)
Atrial septal defect (ASD) 4 (1.9%) 4 (0.5%) 0.06 1 (1.0%) 1 (0.3%) 3 (2.9%) 3 (0.7%)
Bicuspid aortic valve 1 (0.5%) 4 (0.5%) 1.00 1 (1.0%) 1 (0.3%) 0 3 (0.7%)
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) 2 (1.0%) 1 (0.1%) 0.11 1 (1.0%) 1 (0.3%) 1 (1.0%) 0
Coarctation of the aorta 0 (0%) 2 (0.2%) 1.00 0 2 (0.5%) 0 0
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) 2 (1.0%) 0 (0%) 0.04 1 (1.0%) 0 1 (1.0%) 0
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) 1 (0.5%) 0 (0%) 0.20 0 0 1 (1.0%) 0
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) 1 (0.5%) 0 (0%) 0.20 1 (1.0%) 0 0 0
Aortic stenosis 0 (0%) 2 (0.2%) 1.00 0 1 (0.3%) 0 1 (0.2%)
Other diagnosis
Heart Murmur 11 (5.3%) 22 (2.7%) 0.07 4 (3.9%) 9 (2.2%) 7 (6.7%) 13 (3.1%) 0.78

FASD=Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; CHD=congenital heart defect.