Table 4.
Main and interaction effects of prenatal alcohol exposure, sex, and age on test performance on neuropsychological and behavioral measures
| Neuropsychological Performance | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure | Age | Sex | Exposure × Age | Exposure × Sex | Age × Sex | Exposure × Age × Sex | ||||||||
| p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | |
| Main Effect: | < .001 | .316 | < .001 | .135 | < .001 | .122 | .264 | .043 | .174 | .048 | .634 | .029 | .583 | .031 |
| NEPSY-II MDD | < .001 | .145 | .361 | .002 | .531 | .001 | .425 | .002 | .739 | < .001 | .679 | < .001 | .322 | .003 |
| NEPSY-II MFD | < .001 | .094 | .275 | .003 | .194 | .005 | .746 | < .001 | .501 | .001 | .287 | .003 | .174 | .005 |
| NEPSY-II MND | < .001 | .138 | .724 | < .001 | .786 | < .001 | .312 | .003 | .034 | .012 | .671 | < .001 | .195 | .005 |
| NEPSY-II NMF | < .001 | .098 | .130 | .006 | .297 | .003 | .879 | < .001 | .532 | .001 | .522 | .001 | .521 | .001 |
| NEPSY-II INI | < .001 | .112 | .519 | .001 | .975 | < .001 | .117 | .007 | .020 | .015 | .525 | .001 | .322 | .003 |
| NEPSY-II AW | < .001 | .151 | .841 | < .001 | < .001 | .079 | .010 | .018 | .144 | .006 | .731 | < .001 | .509 | .001 |
| NEPSY-II WGS | < .001 | .076 | < .001 | .045 | .649 | .001 | .551 | .001 | .754 | < .001 | .390 | .002 | .852 | < .001 |
| DAS-II M | < .001 | .100 | .942 | < .001 | .292 | .003 | .597 | .001 | .181 | .005 | .207 | .004 | .499 | .001 |
| DAS-II SQR | < .001 | .170 | .812 | < .001 | .041 | .011 | .541 | .001 | .135 | .006 | .373 | .002 | .596 | .001 |
| DAS-II RD | < .001 | .179 | .652 | .001 | .056 | .010 | .926 | < .001 | .199 | .004 | .502 | .001 | .052 | .010 |
| DAS-II PC | < .001 | .073 | .442 | .002 | .114 | .007 | .676 | < .001 | .101 | .007 | .626 | .001 | .629 | .001 |
| DAS-II VS | < .001 | .127 | .001 | .028 | .068 | .009 | .338 | .002 | .465 | .001 | .073 | .009 | .446 | .002 |
| DAS-II WD | < .001 | .107 | .277 | .003 | .010 | .018 | .475 | .001 | .540 | .001 | .168 | .005 | .590 | .001 |
| Psychopathology | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure | Age | Sex | Exposure × Age | Exposure × Sex | Age × Sex | Exposure × Age × Sex | ||||||||
| p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | |
| Main Effect: | < .001 | .546 | .935 | .009 | .013 | .054 | .114 | .037 | .985 | .005 | .290 | .027 | .634 | .017 |
| Anxious/Depressed | < .001 | .233 | .562 | .001 | .181 | .005 | .055 | .010 | .734 | < .001 | .038 | .012 | .829 | < .001 |
| Withdrawn/Depressed | < .001 | .193 | .299 | .003 | .778 | < .001 | .114 | .007 | .833 | < .001 | .071 | .009 | .108 | .007 |
| Somatic Complaints | < .001 | .164 | .768 | < .001 | .023 | .015 | .677 | < .001 | .903 | < .001 | .518 | .001 | .271 | .003 |
| Social Problems | < .001 | .397 | .767 | < .001 | .582 | .001 | .479 | .001 | .643 | .001 | .338 | .003 | .751 | < .001 |
| Thought Problems | < .001 | .380 | .974 | < .001 | .518 | .001 | .915 | < .001 | .744 | < .001 | .137 | .006 | .381 | .002 |
| Attention Problems | < .001 | .501 | .619 | .001 | .163 | .006 | .181 | .005 | .540 | .001 | .074 | .009 | .384 | .002 |
| Rule-Breaking Behavior | < .001 | .343 | .617 | .001 | .896 | .001 | .887 | < .001 | .535 | .001 | .055 | .010 | .116 | .007 |
| Aggressive Behavior | < .001 | .357 | .526 | .001 | .481 | .001 | .828 | < .001 | .789 | < .001 | .044 | .012 | .427 | .002 |
| Adaptive Functioning | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure | Age | Sex | Exposure × Age | Exposure × Sex | Age × Sex | Exposure × Age × Sex | ||||||||
| p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | p | ηp2 | |
| Main Effect: | < .001 | .450 | < .001 | .107 | .347 | .008 | .806 | .003 | .026 | .023 | .666 | .004 | .233 | .011 |
| Communication | < .001 | .417 | < .001 | .076 | .160 | .005 | .928 | < .001 | .135 | .006 | .894 | < .001 | .057 | .009 |
| Daily Living Skills | < .001 | .313 | .148 | .005 | .272 | .003 | .504 | .001 | .322 | .003 | .835 | < .001 | .510 | .001 |
| Socialization | < .001 | .375 | < .001 | .040 | .893 | < .001 | .465 | .001 | .868 | < .001 | .310 | .003 | .363 | .002 |
Note. CBCL = Child Behavior Checklist; MDD = Memory for Designs Delayed; MFD = Memory for Faces Delayed; MND = Memory for Names Delayed; NMF = Narrative Memory Free Recall; INI = Inhibition; AW = Arrows; WGS = Word Generation Semantic; DAS-II = Differential Abilities Scales, Second Edition; M = Matrices; SQR = Sequential and Quantitative Reasoning; RD = Recall of Designs; PC = Pattern Construction; VS = Verbal Similarities; WD = Word Definitions; VABS-II = Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition; ηp2 = Partial eta squared effect size; p < .017 = significant with Bonferroni correction; significant findings are bolded