Skip to main content
. 2019 Dec 16;19:498. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1878-8

Table 2.

Average 10-item ACE scores for children with common eleven comorbid diagnoses between FASD and non-FASD children

11 Most Common Diagnoses FASD Non-FASD t p
N Mean S.D. n Mean S.D.
ADHD 84 5.36 2.60 67 1.78 2.12 9.12 <.001
Oral Comprehension 74 5.53 2.47 53 1.55 1.95 9.76 <.001
Sleep Disorder 62 5.56 2.56 55 1.80 2.26 8.39 <.001
Cognitive Impairment 60 4.85 2.58 32 1.87 2.25 5.49 <.001
Vision Problems 52 5.63 2.63 29 1.48 1.92 7.46 <.001
Anxiety Disorder 40 5.75 2.71 40 1.48 1.97 8.07 <.001
Speech Difficulties 42 5.50 2.50 38 1.55 1.86 7.95 <.001
Enuresis 26 5.11 2.83 23 1.48 1.53 5.48 <.001
Language Problems 22 5.55 2.79 24 1.29 1.81 6.19 <.001
Memory 31 6.00 2.48 7 1.71 1.98 4.27 <.001
Depression 22 5.86 2.27 14 1.79 2.01 5.48 <.001
Learning Disability 12 5.17 3.27 13 1.85 1.86 3.15 .004
Autism 4 5.00 1.41 20 0.90 1.83 4.20 <.001
Intellectual Disability 10 5.30 2.21 10 1.10 2.18 4.27 <.001
Hearing Disorder 10 5.50 2.59 10 0.90 0.88 5.32 <.001
Total Diagnoses
 0 to 3 Dx 12 4.75 2.63 36 2.11 2.28 3.34 .002
 4 to 6 Dx 46 5.13 2.42 49 1.20 1.57 9.45 <.001
 7 to 11 Dx 40 5.75 2.67 20 2.10 2.27 5.24 <.001

Other Diagnoses not shown: Verbal/Performance Discrepancy (≥ 15 points), Tremors, Tics, Tourette’s Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Encopresis, Cerebral Palsy, Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse, and Tobacco Use