Table 3. Alcohol Consumption Patterns During Pregnancy of Exposed Subjects Prior to Recognition of Pregnancy and After Recognition of Pregnancy (N = 92).
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| Alcohol consumption | Conception until pregnancy awareness | After pregnancy awareness | p-Value | |
| Total amount of alcohol consumed in a representative week (g) | Range | 94–4,219 | 0–1,941 | <0.0001 |
| Mean ± SD | 902.95 ± 683.09 | 445.63 ± 530.73 | ||
| Median | 711.50 | 230.00 | ||
| Average amount of alcohol consumed per drinking day in a representative week (g) | Range | 32.0–996.33 | 0–772.50 | <0.0001 |
| Mean ± SD | 242.06 ± 177.91 | 133.08 ± 159.61 | ||
| Median | 195.50 | 84.07 | ||
| Number of drinking days in a representative week that mother drank >60 g/d (indicator of binge drinking) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 36 (39.1) | <0.0001 |
| 1 | 12 (13.1) | 10 (10.9) | ||
| 2 | 36 (39.1) | 26 (28.2) | ||
| 3 | 18 (19.6) | 9 (9.8) | ||
| 4 | 7 (7.6) | 2 (2.2) | ||
| 5 | 5 (5.4) | 1 (1.1) | ||
| 6 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| 7 | 14 (15.2) | 8 (8.7) | ||
| Maximum alcohol intake on any 1 day in a representative week (g) | Range | 68–1,250 | 0–1,250 | <0.0001 |
| Mean ± SD | 388.58 ± 258.42 | 195.85 ± 241.51 | ||
| Median | 345.00 | 122.00 | ||