Table 1.
Italian Maternal and Paternal Demographic Characteristics by FASD Child Diagnosis, Randomly-Selected Controls, and Community Mothers
| Maternal Characteristic | Mothers of Children with FASD (n = 40) |
Mothers of R-S Control Children (n = 108) |
Community Mothers (n = 758) |
Test Score | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height (cm) | 160.8 (7.1) | 162.8 (6.2) | 163.9 (6.1) | F=5.95 | .003a |
| Weight (kg) | 64.7 (13.0) | 61.9 (8.8) | 62.9 (11.0) | F=0.98 | .376 |
| BMI | 25.1 (5.0) | 23.3 (3.3) | 23.4 (3.8) | F=3.45 | .032 |
| Location (% Rural) | 30.8 | 18.7 | 22.0 | χ2=2.43 | .297 |
| Education (% by category) | |||||
| None/elementary/Junior high | 61.5 | 43.8 | 42.4 | ||
| Senior High | 28.2 | 43.8 | 44.8 | ||
| Post Senior High/Degree | 10.3 | 12.4 | 12.8 | χ2=5.654 | .227 |
| Employed (%) | 48.7 | 63.9 | 61.6 | χ2=2.95 | .229 |
| Age at index pregnancy | 30.7 (5.2) | 29.3 (5.4) | 30.0 (4.9) | F=1.62 | .199 |
| Gravidity | 2.7 (1.7) | 2.4 (1.1) | 2.3 (1.0) | F=2.55 | .079 |
| Parity | 2.2 (1.3) | 1.9 (0.6) | 1.9 (0.7) | F=2.13 | .120 |
| Index child’s birth order | 1.7 (1.4) | 1.5 (0.7) | 1.6 (0.7) | F=1.11 | .330 |
| Marital Status | |||||
| Married | 92.5 | 85.8 | 89.0 | ||
| Divorced/Widow/Separated | 0.0 | 6.6 | 6.2 | ||
| Cohabitation/Re-married/Single | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.8 | χ2=5.578 | .233 |
| Father has legal problems (% Yes) | 12.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 | F=8.03 | .018 |
a
Dunnett’s C Post Hoc Comparison at p = .05 level (one-tailed) shows significant difference between FASD vs. Community groups