TABLE 4.

Maternal Characteristics in the Midwestern City by Child Diagnostic Category

Maternal Characteristic and Risk Indicator Variables	FASD	Controlsa	P value
	n = 30	n = 80
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Maternal age at pregnancy, y	30.0 (6.6)	29.3 (5.9)	.578
Maternal height, cm	165.0 (7.6)	166.1 (6.6)	.457
Maternal weight, kg	71.1 (23.0)	78.7 (21.4)	.109
Maternal OFC, cm	54.5 (2.1)	55.0 (1.5)	.260
Maternal BMI	26.5 (8.4)	28.5 (7.9)	.252
Number of weeks into the pregnancy that mother knew she was pregnant	9.0 (8.4)	4.9 (2.6)	.013
Number of times mother saw health care provider during pregnancy	10.6 (3.6)	11.8 (1.4)	.100
Index child’s birth order	2.0 (0.9)	2.0 (1.2)	.891
Gravidity	3.5 (1.9)	3.2 (1.3)	.398
Parity	2.9 (1.5)	2.7 (1.0)	.503
Highest grade mother completed
Below high school, % yes	6.7	7.5	.948
High School, % yes	43.3	40.0
College, % yes	50.0	52.5
Estimated yearly income (household median in dollars)	50 000	59 000	.538
Number of drinking days in the past 30 days (drinkers only)	4.9 (5.7)	3.0 (2.7)	.186
Bingeing (3 drinks per occasion) in the past month, % yes	33.3	25.0	.403
Bingeing (5 drinks per occasion) in the past month, % yes	18.5	8.9	.172
Drinks per drinking day 3 months before mother’s pregnancy	2.7 (1.5)	1.4 (1.9)	.002
First trimester: usual number of drinks per drinking day	0.5 (1.4)	0.1 (0.6)	.164
Second trimester: usual number of drinks per drinking day	0.1 (0.4)	0.0 (0.1)	.241
Third trimester: usual number of drinks per drinking day	0.0 (0.2)	0.0 (0.1)	.409
Number of days in the past 30 days that husband consumed 5+ drinks per drinking occasion	2.8 (7.2)	0.5 (1.0)	.192
Usual number of drinks per drinking day consumed by mother’s husband during pregnancy	4.0 (2.7)	2.2 (2.2)	.003

^aTwo controls reported as alcohol-exposed during pregnancy.