Adoptee Lifetime Alcohol Dependence   Absent Present Birth Outcomes N M SD N M SD Birth Weight (grams) 277 3215.62 553.85 26 3332.76 516.72 Gestational Age (weeks) 181 39.55 1.88 19 39.47 1.58 Head Circumference (inches) 89 13.65 0.79 9 13.32 0.57 Birth length (inches) 254 19.88 1.18 24 19.78 0.90 Facial Measures             Mean Palpebral Fissure Length (z-score) 287 -0.96 1.49 28 -0.61 1.34 Upper Lip Circularity* 287 76.89 31.52 28 82.60 22.89 WAIS-III Index Scores             Verbal Comprehension 287 104.64 14.01 28 100.54 15.97 Perceptual Organization* 287 106.74 13.71 28 102.11 15.21 Processing Speed** 287 112.01 13.49 28 104.50 14.60 WMS-III Index Scores             General Memory Index* 286 108.20 15.06 28 102.57 15.65 Immediate Memory Index 286 106.98 15.77 28 102.29 14.87 Working Memory Index* 286 107.91 16.65 28 103.14 19.14 Pre-morbid Cognition (ITBS) 271 58.00 25.67 23 46.53 29.11

Note. WAIS-III = Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale, 3rd Edition. WMS-III = Weschler Memory Scales, 3rd Edition. ITBS = Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. Signifi cant Mann-Whitney U differences (* p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001).

Table 2: Study Variables by Adoptee Lifetime Alcohol Dependence.

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