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Table 1 Prevalence of ten ACE items for children with and without FASD

From: Association of adverse childhood experiences and neurodevelopmental disorders in people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and non-FASD controls

ACE

FASD

Non-FASD

RR

p

N

%

N

%

Parents Divorced/Separated

71

72.45

48

45.71

1.86

<.001

Drinking/Drugs in Home

83

84.69

24

22.86

4.96

<.001

Neglect

85

86.73

15

14.29

6.73

<.001

Unloving Family

67

68.37

12

11.43

3.39

<.001

Depression

32

32.65

37

35.24

0.94

.810

Physical Abuse

49

50.00

10

9.52

2.44

<.001

Verbal Abuse

46

46.94

8

7.62

2.44

<.001

In Prison

35

35.71

8

7.62

2.07

<.001

Mother Abused

32

32.65

9

8.57

1.92

<.001

Sexual Abuse

23

23.47

6

5.71

1.84

<.001

In Foster Care

89

90.82

17

16.19

9.05

<.001

In Residential Care

19

19.39

3

2.86

1.98

<.001

None or One

10

10.20

61

58.10

  

Two to Five

35

35.71

37

35.24

3.45

<.001

Six to Ten

53

54.08

7

6.67

6.27

<.001

  1. In residential or foster care not included in total ten-item ACE score