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Table 5 Physical, cognitive, PAE, and health features by diagnostic outcome

From: Prevalence and characteristics of adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in corrections: a Canadian case ascertainment study

 

FASD

Deferred

Not Diagnosed

Four-Digit Code [n, (%)]

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

 Growth

14 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

10 (91)

1 (9)

0 (0)

0 (0)

53 (69)

1 (2)

1 (2)

0 (0)

 Face

12 (86)

2 (14)

0 (0)

0 (0)

6 (54)

5 (46)

0 (0)

0 (0)

48 (87)

6 (11)

1 (2)

0 (0)

 CNS

0 (0)

0 (0)

14 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (9)

10 (91)

0 (0)

5 (9)

43 (78)

7 (13)

0 (0)

 PAE

0 (0)

0 (0)

12 (86)

2 (14)

1 (9)

10 (91)

0 (0)

0 (0)

19 (35)

30 (55)

5 (9)

1 (2)

Medical findings

 Height (cm) M (SD)

176.5 (4.7)

175.4 (6.9)

174.7 (8.3)

 Weight (kg) M (SD)

87.5 (15.4)

93.8 (20.1)

84.6 (18.3)

 BMI n (%) obese

4 (29)

5.0 (46)

13.0 (24)

 Occipital Circ. (cm) M (SD)

56.9 (1.9)

57.1 (1.6)

57.0 (2.0)

 Palpebral fissure length (mm) M (SD) [M z-score (SD)]

29.0 (1.8) [.4 (1.2)]

28.3 (2.2) [−.1 (1.5)]

28.7 (2.2) [.2 (1.5)]

 Intercanthal distance (mm) M (SD) [z-score]

33.6 (3.3) [1.1 (1.1)]

35.0 (3.1) [1.5 (1.3)]

33.3 (3.4) [.8 (1.4)]

 Smooth philtrum % Rank 4/5  n (%)

2 (14)

1 (9)

2 (4)

 Thin vermillion border M (SD) [n (%) Rank 4/5]

53.7 (16.7) [2 (14)]

67.0 (23.0) [4 (36)]

59.6 (14.2) [5 (9)]

 Ear anomalies n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

5 (9)

 Palate anomalies n (%)

3 (21)

4 (36)

5 (9)

 Poor dentition n (%)

5 (38)

5 (46)

14 (26)

 Spine anomaly n (%)

2 (15)

1 (9)

3 (6)

 Current medications n (%)

6 (43)

5 (46)

28 (51)

 Past suicide attempt n (%)

6 (43)

5 (46)

22 (40)

 Previous Head Injury n (%)

11 (79)

8 (73)

30 (55)

Cognitive findings

 Cognition n (%) sign. Imp.

11 (79)

9 (82)

14 (26)

  IQ M (SD)a

65.4 (5.4)

68.5 (4.7)

83.1 (12.3)

  IQ < 70 n (%)a

10 (77)

7 (64)

10 (19)

 Attention n (%) sign. Imp.

6 (43)

5 (50)

12 (13)

 Academics

6 (43)

4 (36)

1 (2)

 Memory

6 (43)

4 (36)

6 (11)

 Executive function

10 (71)

3 (27)

3 (6)

 Adaptive function

14 (100)

11 (100)

50 (91)

# domains sign. Imp. /6 M (SD)

3.8 (.2)

3.3 (.3)

1.6 (.1)

  1. N = 80. CNS Central Nervous System, PAE Prenatal Alcohol Exposure. aN = 77 as raw IQ scores were not available for three participants who had completed psychological testing elsewhere in the last year