Table 7.
Abnormalities on neurobehavioral assessment
Cocaine |
Non-cocaine |
F/χ2a | p | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heavy (n=82) |
Light (n=76) |
(n=161) | |||
Chronological age | 4.8±3 | 4.6±3 | 4.0±3 | 2.4 | 0.10 |
Corrected age | 2.7±2 | 2.2±2 | 2.7±2 | 1.4 | 0.24 |
Attention | 8 (10%) | 2 (3%) | 5 (3%) | 4.3 | 0.04b |
Sensory asymmetry | 6 (8%) | 2 (3%) | 3 (2%) | 4.4 | 0.04c |
Head control | 10 (13%) | 3 (4%) | 14 (9%) | 0.4 | 0.55 |
Movement and tone | 21 (26%) | 12 (16%) | 18 (12%) | 7.4 | 0.01c |
Motor asymmetry | 3 (4%) | 1 (1%) | 8 (5%) | 0.6 | 0.45 |
State | 3 (4%) | 2 (3%) | 11 (7%) | 1.6 | 0.20 |
Jitteriness | 19 (24%) | 8 (11%) | 15 (10%) | 7.7 | 0.01b |
Any abnormality | 39 (48%) | 21 (28%) | 49 (30%) | 5.7 | 0.02c,d |
Mantel–Haenszel chi-square.
Heavy>none and light, p<0.05.
Heavy>none, p<0.05.
Heavy>light, p<0.10.