Table 3.
Selected Maternal Risk Variables: Southeastern County II
| Children with FASD Mean (SD) |
Control Children Mean (SD) |
χ2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | (n=5) | (n=61) | ||
| Age at pregnancy (yrs) | 30.4 (7.8) | 28.3 (6.4) | .689 | .494 |
| Height at interview (cm) | 159.4 (8.8) | 164.4 (6.8) | −1.517 | .136 |
| Weight at interview (kg) | 74.3 (25.2) | 83.7 (23.1) | −.860 | .394 |
| Demographic | (n=5) | (n=61) | ||
| Years of Education completed | 12.6 (.9) | 14.2 (2.5) | −1.414 | .163 |
| Household yearly income - during pregnancy | 25666 (12423) | 45230 (29692) | −1.121 | .270 |
| Household yearly income – at interview | 22529 (28227) | 51168 (38265) | −1.652 | .212 |
| Marital Status – current | ||||
| Married | 40.0 | 63.3 | ||
| Divorced/Widowed/Separated/Single | 60.0 | 32.7 | ||
| Living with Partner | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1.570 | .456 |
| Health Status | (n=5) | (n=59) | ||
| Postpartum depression (% Yes) | 60.0 | 16.9 | 5.278 | .022 |
| Postnatal Environment | (n=5) | (n=58) | ||
| Breastfed (% Yes) | 0.0 | 59.3 | 4.249 | .011 |
| Partner ever had a drinking problem^ | ||||
| Never | 50.0 | 82.8 | ||
| In the past, but not currently | 0.0 | 6.9 | ||
| Currently | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Both past and currently | 50.0 | 10.3 | 3.839 | .129 |
| Alcohol Use – Before and During Pregnancy | (n=5) | (n=60) | ||
| Drank before pregnancy (% Yes) | 80.0 | 48.3 | 2.115 | .146 |
| # of drinks consumed on usual drinking day before pregnancy1 | 2.8 (1.5) | 1.9 (1.4) | 1.017 | .319 |
| Usual frequency – before pregnancy1 | ||||
| Everyday or almost everyday | 50.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 3–4 times per week | 0.0 | 3.6 | ||
| 1–2 times per week | 25.0 | 14.3 | ||
| 2–3 times per month | 25.0 | 17.9 | ||
| 1 time per month or less | 0.0 | 64.3 | 17.067 | .002 |
| Drank in 1st trimester (% Yes) | 20.0 | 4.0 | 2.405 | .300 |
| Alcohol Use - Current | (n=5) | (n=58) | 11.787 | .001 |
| Recovering drinker at interview (% Yes) | 20.0 | 0.0 | 9.384 | .002 |
| Drug Use | (n=5) | (n=60) | ||
| Used tobacco – in lifetime^ | ||||
| Yes, within last 30 days | 50.0 | 21.7 | ||
| Yes, in lifetime | 50.0 | 31.7 | ||
| Never | 0.0 | 46.7 | .921 | .631 |
| Used any drug in lifetime (% Yes) | 20.0 | 47.9 | 1.424 | .233 |
| Used marijuana – in lifetime (% Yes) | 20.0 | 43.8 | 1.052 | .305 |
| Used crack/cocaine – in lifetime (% Yes) | 20.0 | 8.3 | .721 | .396 |
| Abused pain killers – in lifetime (% Yes) | 20.0 | 3.4 | 2.846 | .092 |
1.
Among those who reported drinking in the given time period.
^
Only four respondents answered this question.