TABLE 4.
Assessment Scores of Children of Mothers With and Without any MCs,a Stratified According to ASD Status
| Assessment | ASD (n = 315) | No ASD (n = 276) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any MC | No Conditions | Pb | Any MC | No Conditions | Pb | |||||
| LS Mean | SE | LS Mean | SE | LS Mean | SE | LS Mean | SE | |||
| MSEL | ||||||||||
| Visual reception T score | 26.98 | 1.41 | 28.31 | 1.03 | 0.37 | 41.57 | 1.72 | 46.66 | 1.25 | .01 |
| Fine motor T score | 27.11 | 1.18 | 27.79 | 1.00 | 0.58 | 38.98 | 1.72 | 44.32 | 1.24 | .01 |
| Receptive language T score | 24.68 | 1.09 | 25.92 | 0.86 | 0.28 | 37.34 | 1.48 | 42.32 | 1.11 | .004 |
| Expressive language T score | 23.72 | 0.96 | 25.16 | 0.84 | 0.16 | 36.33 | 1.38 | 42.21 | 1.10 | <.001 |
| Composite Standard score | 57.59 | 1.79 | 59.49 | 1.44 | 0.31 | 80.35 | 2.61 | 90.11 | 1.94 | .001 |
| VABS | ||||||||||
| Communication standard score | 63.71 | 1.47 | 66.04 | 1.23 | 0.13 | 85.87 | 2.11 | 92.38 | 1.55 | .01 |
| Socialization standard score | 67.16 | 1.32 | 66.50 | 1.04 | 0.62 | 87.63 | 1.78 | 95.10 | 1.43 | <.001 |
| Motor skills standard score | 75.00 | 1.83 | 74.35 | 1.57 | 0.73 | 86.15 | 2.51 | 92.06 | 1.84 | .04 |
| Composite standard score | 62.62 | 1.55 | 62.87 | 1.20 | 0.86 | 84.09 | 2.32 | 91.68 | 1.77 | .005 |
a
Any MCs group includes mothers with diabetes (T2D or GDM), hypertension, or a BMI ≥30; no conditions group consists of mothers with no diabetes (T2D or GDM) or hypertension and who have a BMI <25; this comparison group consisted of 267 in ASD and 236 in non-ASD strata.
b
Adjusted for mother’s age at delivery, race/ethnicity, education level, delivery payer, calendar time, child’s age at enrollment and gender, and catchment area.