Table 6 Results of Subgroup Analysis on Impact of FASDs on Mortality, stratified by Mortality Cause.

From: Hospitalizations and mortality among patients with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: a prospective study

 

FASD (n = 3,103)

General Population (n = 15,515)

None

Mortality

HR

95% CI

p-value

n

%

n

%

Lower

 

Upper

Mortality Causes

All-Causes

387

12.5

736

4.7

1.00

1.33

1.07

1.67

0.0118

Neoplasm

94

3.0

234

1.5

1.00

0.88

0.59

1.32

 < .0001

Circulatory

89

2.9

151

1.0

1.00

2.07

1.34

3.18

 < .0001

Digestive

35

1.1

30

0.2

1.00

3.63

1.66

7.93

0.0012

Respiratory

31

1.0

36

0.2

1.00

2.51

1.15

5.48

0.0215

Endocrine

29

0.9

33

0.2

1.00

3.04

1.33

6.96

0.0085

Nervous

26

0.8

19

0.1

1.00

4.15

1.54

11.17

0.0049

External*

25

0.8

94

0.6

1.00

1.26

0.65

2.44

0.4957

Abnormal

20

0.6

73

0.5

1.00

0.77

0.32

1.85

0.5590

Infectious

17

0.5

22

0.1

1.00

2.22

0.72

6.81

0.1647

Other**

21

0.7

44

0.3

1.00

0.77

0.72

0.82

 < .0001

  1. *Suicides, accidents, poisoning by illegal drugs or alcohol.
  2. **Pregnancy, mental, musculoskeletal, missing.