Population-based prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Canada

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Prevalence of FASD (per 1000) among elementary school students in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada

FASD diagnostic categories	Total number of suspected cases	Main analysis			Sensitivity analysis
		Prevalence	95% CI		Prevalence	95% CI
		Prevalence	LE	UE	Prevalence	LE	UE
Suspected FAS	3	1.2	0.0	2.8	1.2	0.0	2.8
Suspected pFAS	2	2.0	0.0	5.1	2.0	0.0	5.1
Suspected ARND	16	15.0	8.1	22.7	26.1	9.6	52.8
Suspected FASD	21	18.1	10.8	26.3	29.3	12.4	56.2

ARND alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder, CI confidence interval, FAS fetal alcohol syndrome, FASD fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, LE lower estimate, PE prevalence estimate, pFAS partial fetal alcohol syndrome, UE upper estimate

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