Table 2

Comparison between groups assessed—age at assessment, availability of questionnaires, and family information

Umbilical artery EDFV pattern
ForwardAbsentReversedTotal
*p=0.03, reversed versus absent; p=0.005, reversed versus forward.
Number of children4027976
Age assessed (months)
    Mean9492.979.8*91.9
    SD22.50.39.122.3
    Range63–15163–14267–9363–151
Parent questionnaire returned
    No.3622866
    (%)(90)(81)(89)(87)
Teacher questionnaire returned
    No.2819855
    (%)(70)(70)(89)(72)
Mother's age leaving full time education
    Mean17.217.616.717.3
    SD2.12.90.82.3
Father's age leaving full time education
    Mean17.517.817.917.7
    SD2.73.232.9
English not first language
    No.2013
    (%)(5)(11)(4)
Single parent family
    No.73212
    (%)(18)(11)(22)(16)