Table 5.
Relationships between drinking patterns and mean differences in IQ
| Unadjusted (95% C.I.) |
p | Adjusted a (95% C.I.) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance I.Q. | −3.05 [−0.80, −5.30] | 0.008 | −1.92 [0.38, −4.22] | 0.101 |
| Verbal I.Q. | −2.57 [−0.50, −4.64] | 0.015 | −1.54 [0.57, −3.64] | 0.153 |
| Total I.Q. | −3.18 [−1.02, −5.35] | 0.004 | −1.96 [0.22, −4.14] | 0.077 |
a
Adjusted for: maternal age, parity, highest level of maternal education, daily frequency of smoking during the second trimester, use of cannabis and/or other illicit drugs in pregnancy, home ownership, whether currently married, high scores (>12) on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and child gestational age, birth weight, gender and ethnicity.