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Table 1 Characteristics of the children.

From: Health-related quality of life of Canadian children and youth prenatally exposed to alcohol

Characteristics

Number

(%)

Gender

  

   Male

54

42.9

   Female

72

57.1

Diagnosis

  

   FAS

56

44.4

   FAE

70

55.6

Ethnicity

  

   Native

57

45.2

   Euro-Canadian

69

54.8

Age

  

   8–12 years

48

38.1

   13–17 years

40

31.7

   18–21 years

38

30.2

Age Mean: 14.5 years

  

Relationship to Parent

  

   Biological

14

11.1

   Adoptive

70

55.6

   Foster

42

33.3

* Cognitive Delay

  

   Not Delayed

12

9.5

   Mild

59

46.8

   Moderate

41

32.5

   Severe

14

11.2

  1. *Cognitive Delay = Mild: Borderline Range of intellectually deficient level on a standard IQ score (3rd to 8th percentile); Moderate: Intellectually deficient level (0.1 to 2nd percentile); Severe: Intellectually deficient level (less than the 0.1 percentile). Cognitive delay was measured using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale and the Standford-Binet Intelligence Scales.
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