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Early primary school outcomes

Appendix 1
Effects of Alcohol and Tobacco During Pregnancy: Summary Results (p-values and effect sizes)

Note: A negative sign (–) indicates poorer outcomes on the measure associated with prenatal exposure to tobacco and/or high-risk drinking; a positive sign indicates a better outcome on the measure associated with prenatal exposure to tobacco and/or high-risk drinking.

Statistically significant results are shown in bold.

 

Effects of Alcohol and Tobacco During Pregnancy: Summary Results
(p-values and effect sizes)
Outcome Variables Sample size (n) Prenatal
Exposure to Tobacco (PET):
0 = not exposed,
1 = exposed
Mother
High-Risk Drinker (MHRD): 
0 = no,
1 = yes
Interaction:
not exposed, not
high-risk drinker
vs. exposed, high-risk drinker
General Child Development
1 DISC – overall development quotient, 33 months 404 –0.22 –0.34 –0.57
2 DISC – overall development quotient, 48 months 427 –0.19 –0.31 –0.50
3 ABC – maturity/school-readiness scale, 48 months 273 –0.47 –0.18 –0.65
Mean effect sizes –0.29 –0.28 –0.57
Outcome Variables Sample size (n) Prenatal
Exposure to Tobacco (PET):
0 = not exposed,
1 = exposed
Mother
High-Risk Drinker (MHRD): 
0 = no,
1 = yes
Interaction:
not exposed, not
high-risk drinker
vs. exposed, high-risk drinker
Cognitive Development/Academic Performance
4 DISC – auditory and memory development quotient, 33 months 404 –0.19 –0.34 –0.53
5 DISC – auditory and memory development quotient, 48 months 427 –0.19 –0.44 –0.63
6 PPVT W-ability, 48 months 426 –0.12 –0.33 –0.45
7 WPPSI Block Design – Standardized Score, 48 months 424 –0.36 –0.11 –0.47
8 Teacher rated: student-preparedness scale, Grade 1 282 –0.15 –0.25 –0.41
9 Child's attitudes toward academics scale, Grade 1 285 –0.02 –0.23 –0.25
10 Teacher rated: academic functioning scale, Grade 1 285 –0.12 –0.15 –0.27
11 Teacher rated: adaptive functioning scale, Grade 1 285 +0.02 –0.42 –0.41
12 Parent reported: child repeated a grade, Grade 1 345 +0.05 +0.19 +0.25
13 Parent reported: child suspended from school, Grade 1 345 –0.09 –0.13 –0.11
14 Teacher reported: received special education/services, Grade 1 286 +0.10 –0.15 –0.21
15 Teacher reported: child limited by learning disability, Grade 1 286 –0.05 +0.01 –0.11
16 Teacher rated: student-preparedness scale, Grade 3 239 –0.35 –0.69 –1.03
17 Child's attitudes toward academics scale, Grade 3 244 –0.16 –0.53 –0.69
18 Teacher rated: academic functioning scale, Grade 3 245 –0.07 –0.58 –0.65
19 Teacher rated: adaptive functioning scale, Grade 3 245 –0.25 –0.37 –0.62
20 Parent reported: child repeated a grade, Grade 3 325 +0.01 +0.06 +0.01
21 Parent reported: child suspended from school, Grade 3 326 –0.46 –0.37 –0.56
22 Teacher reported: received special education/services, Grade 3 246 –0.23 –0.54 –0.64
23 Teacher reported: child limited by learning disability, Grade 3 246 +0.26 –0.37 –0.11
24 EQAO – math, Grade 3 150 +0.15 –0.11 –0.04
25 EQAO – reading, Grade 3 142 +0.43 –0.14 –0.29
26 EQAO – writing, Grade 3 148 –0.30 –0.07 –0.37
Mean effect sizes –0.09 –0.26 –0.37
Outcome Variables Sample size (n) Prenatal
Exposure to Tobacco (PET):
0 = not exposed,
1 = exposed
Mother
High-Risk Drinker (MHRD): 
0 = no,
1 = yes
Interaction:
not exposed, not
high-risk drinker
vs. exposed, high-risk drinker
Social/Emotional Functioning
27 Parent rated: PSBQ prosocial scale, 48 months 383 –0.11 –0.07 –0.18
28 Parent rated: PSBQ anxious scale, 48 months 429 +0.06 –0.00 +0.06
29 Teacher rated: PSBQ prosocial scale, 48 months 268 –0.09 –0.18 –0.28
30 Teacher rated: PSBQ anxious scale, 48 months 274 –0.08 –0.24 –0.33
31 Teacher rated: NLSCY emotional disorder scale, 48 months 272 –0.23 –0.31 –0.55
32 Teacher rated: NLSCY prosocial scale, 48 months 268 –0.08 –0.21 –0.28
33 Parent rated: OCHS depression scale, Grade 1 340 –0.05 –0.02 –0.07
34 Teacher rated: OCHS passive victimization scale, Grade 1 269 –0.08 –0.10 –0.18
35 Parent rated: NLSCY emotional disorder scale, Grade 1 346 –0.08 +0.06 –0.02
36 Parent rated: NLSCY prosocial scale, Grade 1 345 +0.04 –0.14 –0.10
37 Teacher rated: NLSCY emotional disorder scale, Grade 1 283 +0.15 –0.30 –0.15
38 Teacher rated: NLSCY prosocial scale, Grade 1 272 +0.14 –0.09 –0.04
39 Teacher rated: SSRS conflict management scale, Grade 1 285 +0.05 –0.20 –0.15
40 Ability to get along with other scale, Grade 1 259 +0.16 –0.27 –0.11
41 Parent rated: NLSCY emotional disorder scale, Grade 3 327 –0.20 –0.07 –0.27
42 Parent rated: OCHS depression scale, Grade 3 319 –0.26 –0.01 –0.27
43 Teacher rated: OCHS passive victimization scale, Grade 3 231 –0.35 +0.04 –0.32
44 Parent rated: NLSCY prosocial scale, Grade 3 325 –0.06 –0.19 –0.25
45 Teacher rated: NLSCY emotional disorder scale, Grade 3 242 –0.14 –0.65 –0.80
46 Teacher rated: NLSCY prosocial scale, Grade 3 235 –0.25 –0.24 –0.49
47 Teacher rated: SSRS conflict management scale, Grade 3 246 –0.18 –0.42 –0.60
48 Ability to get along with other scale, Grade  271 –0.08 –0.25 –0.33
Mean effect sizes –0.08 –0.18 –0.26
Outcome Variables Sample size (n) Prenatal
Exposure to Tobacco (PET):
0 = not exposed,
1 = exposed
Mother
High-Risk Drinker (MHRD): 
0 = no,
1 = yes
Interaction:
not exposed, not
high-risk drinker
vs. exposed, high-risk drinker
Behaviour Problems
49 Bates Temperament scale, 33 months 407 +0.04 –0.11 –0.07
50 Parent rated: PSBQ disruptiveness scale, 48 months 402 –0.12 +0.14 +0.02
51 Teacher rated: PSBQ disruptiveness scale, 48 months 269 –0.32 –0.52 –0.83
52 Teacher rated: NLSCY hyperactivity scale, 48 months 273 –0.36 –0.52 –0.88
53 Teacher rated: NLSCY indirect aggression scale, 48 months 272 –0.23 –0.61 –0.84
54 Teacher rated: NLSCY physical aggression scale, 48 months 272 –0.41 –0.44 –0.85
55 Parent rated: OCHS oppositional defiant scale, Grade 1 384 –0.02 –0.08 –0.09
56 Parent rated: NLSCY hyperactivity scale, Grade 1 348 –0.03 –0.36 –0.39
57 Parent rated: NLSCY indirect aggression scale, Grade 1 323 –0.14 +0.05 –0.09
58 Parent rated: NLSCY physical aggression scale, Grade 1 348 –0.15 –0.13 –0.27
59 Teacher rated: NLSCY hyperactivity scale, Grade 1 286 +0.01 –0.18 –0.17
60 Teacher rated: NLSCY indirect aggression scale, Grade 1 245 –0.27 +0.01 –0.27
61 Teacher rated: NLSCY physical aggression scale, Grade 1 282 –0.38 –0.07 –0.45
62 Teacher rated: NLSCY delinquency scale, Grade 1 268 –0.39 –0.30 –0.69
63 Parent rated: OCHS oppositional defiant scale, Grade 3 326 –0.35 +0.05 –0.30
64 Parent rated: NLSCY hyperactivity scale, Grade 3 327 –0.39 +0.07 –0.32
65 Parent rated: NLSCY indirect aggression scale, Grade 3 316 –0.52 +0.06 –0.46
66 Parent rated: NLSCY physical aggression scale, Grade 3 327 –0.33 –0.26 –0.59
67 Teacher rated: NLSCY hyperactivity scale, Grade 3 243 –0.21 –0.56 –0.77
68 Teacher rated: NLSCY indirect aggression scale, Grade 3 210 –0.33 –0.53 –0.86
69 Teacher rated: NLSCY physical aggression scale, Grade 3 243 –0.27 –0.49 –0.76
70 Teacher rated: NLSCY delinquency scale, Grade 3 228 –0.33 –0.66 –0.98
Mean effect sizes –0.25 –0.25 –0.50
Outcome Variables Sample size (n) Prenatal
Exposure to Tobacco (PET):
0 = not exposed,
1 = exposed
Mother
High-Risk Drinker (MHRD): 
0 = no,
1 = yes
Interaction:
not exposed, not
high-risk drinker
vs. exposed, high-risk drinker
Child Health
71 Parent-reported child's health, 48 months 438 –0.15 +0.01 –0.14
72 Child's height, 48 months 411 +0.07 +0.01 +0.08
73 Child's weight, 48 months 414 +0.02 +0.07 +0.09
74 Parent-reported child's health, Grade 1 348 –0.09 –0.00 –0.09
75 Child's asthma, Grade 1 348 +0.07 –0.07 +0.01
76 Child's exposure to second-hand smoke, Grade 1 345 –0.79 –0.04 –0.83
77 Parent reported child's health, Grade 3 327 +0.16 –0.13 +0.02
78 Child's asthma, Grade 3 327 +0.08 –0.13 –0.05
79 Child's exposure to second-hand smoke, Grade 3 324 –0.64 +0.15 –0.49
Mean effect sizes –0.14 –0.01 –0.16
Mean of all effect sizes in Appendix 1 –0.15 –0.21 –0.36

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