Latent Class Analysis of Prenatal Substance Exposure and Child Behavioral Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To predict behavioral disruptions in middle childhood, we identified latent classes of prenatal substance use.

Study design

As part of the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program, we harmonized prenatal substance use data and child behavior outcomes from 2195 women and their 6- to 11-year-old children across 10 cohorts in the US and used latent class-adjusted regression models to predict parent-rated child behavior.

Results

Three latent classes fit the data: low use (90.5%; n = 1986), primarily using no substances; licit use (6.6%; n = 145), mainly using nicotine with a moderate likelihood of using alcohol and marijuana; and illicit use (2.9%; n = 64), predominantly using illicit substances along with a moderate likelihood of using licit s

SUBMITTER: Maylott SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10524438 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature