more teacher-rated hyperactivity/inattention problems. This episodic pattern of binge drinking was also associated with lower KS2 scores and this association persisted after adjusting further for paternal education (adjusted regression coefficient = −0.82, 95 % CI −0.16 to −1.47, p = 0.016). In contrast, daily (non-binge) drinking in the absence of binge pattern of drinking was not associated with KS2 scores after adjusting for paternal education (adjusted regression coefficient = 0.85, 95 % CI −0.46 to 2.16, p = 0.203).Table 4Relationships between binge drinking patterns and mean differences in SDQ scores in the presence or absence of daily drinkingOutcome measures (score range)Unadjusted mean differences (95 % C.I.) p Adjusted mean differences (95 % C.I.) p Parent SDQ (boys) Conduct problems (0–10) Daily drinking but not 4+−0.02 (−0.40,0.37)0.9270.03 (−0.36,0.41)0.895 4+ but not daily drinking0.20 (0.00,0.40)0.0490.03 (−0.17,0.23)0.769 4+ and daily drinking0.01 (−0.30,0.33)0.933−0.22 (−0.55,0.11)0.185 Hyperactivity/inattention (0–10) Daily drinking but not 4+0.04 (−0.55,0.63)0.9030.18 (−0.42,0.77)0.561 4+ but not daily drinking0.09 (−0.21,0.39)0.542−0.11 (−0.42,0.21)0.507 4+ and daily drinking0.16 (−0.32,0.64)0.515−0.21 (−0.72,0.31)0.431 Total problems (0–40) Daily drinking but not 4+−0.08 (−1.39,1.24)0.9100.27 (−1.03,1.57)0.680 4+ but not daily drinking0.43 (−0.24,1.10)0.212−0.09 (−0.78,0.59)0.788 4+ and daily drinking0.13 (−0.95,1.21)0.816−0.76 (−1.89,0.37)0.187Parent SDQ (girls) Conduct problems (0–10) Daily drinking but not 4+−0.21 (−0.53,0.11)0.199−0.19 (−0.53,0.15)0.266 4+ but not
