Table 3. Estimated Weighted Prevalence for Specific Classifications of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders for 8 Samples at 4 Community Sites in the United States (Prevalence per 1000 Children)a.
Site and Sample | Sampling Method | Year Initiated | No. of Children Classifiedb | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder | Total Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders | ||||
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No. of Cases | Prevalence (95% CI) | No. of Cases | Prevalence (95% CI) | No. of Cases | Prevalence (95% CI) | No. of Cases | Prevalence (95% CI) | ||||
Midwestern City | |||||||||||
1 | 1 | 2010 | 512 | 11 | 7.8 (4.2-13.5) | 21 | 31.0 (14.6-57.6) | 4 | 9.7 (2.1-30.4) | 36 | 48.5 (27.8-77.7) |
2 | 2 | 2012 | 236 | 0 | 0.0 (0.0-12.7) | 2 | 8.4 (0.0-20.2) | 6 | 25.4 (5.3-45.5) | 8 | 33.9 (10.8-57.0) |
Rocky Mountain City | |||||||||||
3 | 1 | 2012 | 265 | 3 | 6.6 (1.9-17.9) | 10 | 22.2 (11.6-38.5) | 5 | 37.7 (13.9-81.2) | 18 | 66.5 (36.5-108.6) |
4 | 2 | 2013 | 203 | 1 | 4.9 (0.0-14.6) | 12 | 59.1 (26.7-91.6) | 7 | 34.5 (9.4-59.6) | 20 | 98.5 (57.5-139.5) |
Southeastern Countyc | |||||||||||
5 | 1 | 2013 | 382 | 3 | 2.6 (0.7-7.2) | 10 | 13.8 (4.9-32.0) | 15 | 50.4 (25.3-88.3) | 28 | 66.8 (38.3-105.8) |
6 | 1 | 2014 | 444 | 5 | 3.8 (1.5-8.5) | 6 | 8.9 (2.3-25.4) | 10 | 18.4 (7.3-38.8) | 21 | 31.1 (16.1-54.0) |
Pacific Southwestern City | |||||||||||
7 | 3 | 2012 | 424 | 1 | 2.0 (0.2-10.9) | 19 | 38.8 (26.1-55.1) | 22 | 49.2 (28.8-77.5) | 42 | 90.0 (65.9-118.6) |
8 | 3 | 2013 | 496 | 3 | 4.9 (1.3-13.7) | 24 | 41.4 (28.4-58.1) | 22 | 38.2 (21.2-62.8) | 49 | 84.4 (61.2-112.3) |
See supplemental materials for detailed methods and example calculations.
Number of children classified is the number of children reviewed in case conferences. Those with sufficient information from the full evaluation to classify as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are included in the denominators for the weighted prevalence estimates.
Consists of 1 county that included 3 midsized to small cities and rural areas.