Table 1: Characteristics of Women According to Intake of Alcohol Variable Nondrinker* Drinker* Test Statistic** P value Mean age of mother at birth (years) 28.2 + 4.4 30.1 + 4.4 19.16 <.0001 % of mothers with education > 12 years 71.1% 77.6% 226.9 <.0001 % of mothers who smoked during pregnancy 7.5% 12.0% 100.7 <.0001 Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2) 23.8 + 4.6 23.7 + 4.3 0.8 0.469 Write out a complete answer to each of the four research questions stated in the matrix. Be sure to state what is being compared and what group or groups did better and by how much. Also, state if the difference was statistically significant or not.
Table 1: Characteristics of Women According to Intake of Alcohol
Variable |
Nondrinker* |
Drinker* |
Test Statistic** |
P value |
Mean age of mother at birth (years) |
28.2 + 4.4 |
30.1 + 4.4 |
19.16 |
<.0001 |
% of mothers with education > 12 years |
71.1% |
77.6% |
226.9 |
<.0001 |
% of mothers who smoked during pregnancy |
7.5% |
12.0% |
100.7 |
<.0001 |
Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2) |
23.8 + 4.6 |
23.7 + 4.3 |
0.8 |
0.469 |
- Write out a complete answer to each of the four research questions stated in the matrix. Be sure to state what is being compared and what group or groups did better and by how much. Also, state if the difference was statistically significant or not.
- Were the values of BMI more varied among the women who drank or did not drink prior to getting pregnant? Explain how you know this.
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Did the amount of education received vary by mothers who drank and those who did not?
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Age of mother when child is born (years)
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