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Table 4 Regression Results For Maternal Alcohol Use and Infant Gross Motor Outcomes (Pooled Data, N = 1324)

From: Prenatal alcohol exposure and infant gross motor development: a prospective cohort study

 

Unadjusted b (95%CI)

Adjusted for maternala b (95%CI)

Adjusted for maternalb b (95%CI)

Adjusted for maternalc b (95%CI)

Adjusted for maternal + infantd b (95%CI)

Trimester 1a (first 6 weeks) (n = 1324)

 Abstinent

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 Low (≤7 drinks per week, up to 2 per occasion)

−0.29 (−0.68–0.11)

−0.35 (−0.75–0.05)

−0.35 (−0.74–0.05)

−0.37 (−0.78–0.03)

−0.39 (−0.79–0.01)

 Moderate (≤7 drinks per week, > 2 to ≤4 per occasion)

− 0.49 (−1.24–0.27)

− 0.64 (−1.39–0.12)

− 0.63 (−1.39–0.12)

− 0.62 (−1.38–0.14)

− 0.66 (−1.42–0.1)

 Binge (≤7 drinks per week, > 4 per occasion)

− 0.23 (− 0.66–0.19)

−0.32 (− 0.75–0.12)

−0.31 (− 0.75–0.13)

−0.29 (− 0.74–0.15)

−0.3 (− 0.74–0.15)

 Heavy (> 7 drinks per week, weekly or more)

0.02 (− 0.44–0.48)

− 0.04 (− 0.5–0.42)

− 0.02 (− 0.5–0.45)

−0.02 (− 0.5–0.46)

−0.06 (− 0.54–0.42)

Trimester 1b* (second 6 weeks) (n = 1227)

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 Low (≤7 drinks per week, up to 2 per occasion)

−0.23 (− 0.63–0.17)

−0.31 (− 0.71–0.09)

−0.3 (− 0.71–0.1)

−0.31 (− 0.72–0.1)

−0.32 (− 0.73–0.09)

 Trimester 2* (n = 1259)

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 Low (≤7 drinks per week, up to 2 per occasion)

−0.02 (− 0.35–0.32)

0.03 (− 0.32–0.37)

0.03 (− 0.32–0.38)

0.02 (− 0.33–0.37)

− 0.01 (− 0.36–0.34)

Trimester 3* (n = 1270)

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 Low (≤7 drinks per week, up to 2 per occasion)

−0.12 (− 0.46–0.21)

−0.03 (− 0.37–0.31)

−0.03 (− 0.38–0.31)

−0.04 (− 0.4–0.31)

−0.08 (− 0.43–0.28)

  1. Note: Standard drink = 10 g of alcohol. *Moderate, Binge and Heavy categories were not assessed after T1a due to infrequent reporting of these drinking patterns in the sample
  2. aAdjusted for Mother-related background variables (Age at birth, Education, SEIFA, State of residence, Country of birth, Single parent household, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status, Native language)
  3. bAdjusted for Mother-related background variables + Substance use variables (Pregnancy smoked, Pregnancy illicit drugs)
  4. cAdjusted for Mother-related background variables + Physical and psychological variables (Pregnancy Anxiety, IQ, Parity, BMI)
  5. dAdjusted for all previous Mother-related variables + Infant-related variables (Gestational age)