TABLE 5.
Raw means, SDs, and effect sizes for parent-report measures of adaptive behavior and self-regulation at all ages for placebo and DHA-supplemented groups
| Placebo | Supplemented | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment | Subtest or variable | Age (mo) | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | n | Effect size2 (d) |
| BASC1 | Externalizing Problems | 36 | 48.17 | 6.86 | 71 | 49.11 | 7.85 | 82 | 0.127 |
| — | 48 | 48.87 | 8.22 | 74 | 50.08 | 8.22 | 85 | 0.148 | |
| — | 60 | 48.94 | 8.71 | 71 | 50.43 | 9.22 | 83 | 0.166 | |
| — | 72 | 50.10 | 9.68 | 67 | 49.37 | 6.76 | 75 | 0.090 | |
| Internalizing Problems | 36 | 49.31 | 9.67 | 71 | 49.10 | 8.05 | 82 | 0.024 | |
| — | 48 | 47.30 | 8.65 | 74 | 47.46 | 8.73 | 85 | 0.019 | |
| — | 60 | 49.99 | 7.96 | 72 | 49.21 | 8.75 | 83 | 0.093 | |
| — | 72 | 46.80 | 7.80 | 66 | 45.96 | 8.35 | 75 | 0.104 | |
| Behavioral Symptoms | 36 | 47.99 | 7.14 | 70 | 49.46 | 6.85 | 82 | 0.212 | |
| — | 48 | 49.42 | 8.62 | 74 | 50.59 | 7.20 | 85 | 0.149 | |
| — | 60 | 50.17 | 7.66 | 69 | 50.78 | 8.19 | 83 | 0.077 | |
| — | 72 | 48.99 | 8.09 | 66 | 49.17 | 6.72 | 75 | 0.026 | |
| Adaptive Skills | 36 | 54.00 | 7.49 | 71 | 52.56 | 7.24 | 82 | 0.196 | |
| — | 48 | 50.15 | 8.76 | 74 | 47.72 | 8.40 | 85 | 0.284 | |
| — | 60 | 52.09 | 8.18 | 71 | 50.96 | 8.14 | 83 | 0.137 | |
| — | 72 | 51.80 | 8.09 | 66 | 49.73 | 9.77 | 75 | 0.230 | |
1
BASC, Behavior Assessment System for Children.
2
None of the effects reported here for placebo compared with supplemented attained statistical significance.