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. 2023 Nov 20;17:1238172. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1238172

Table 2.

Child demographic and descriptive data.

Child demographics
Time point: Phase 2: Early adolescence (N = 69) (M(SD)) Phase 2: Early adolescent imaging (n = 27) (M(SD)) Phase 3: Late adolescence (n = 17) (M(SD))
Age (Years) 14.24 (1.14) 14.51 (1.18) 18.1(1)
Biological sex (%) 52.17% Female 54.85% Female 58.82% Female
Race (%) 98.55% Black 100% Black 100% Black
Birth outcomes
Gestational age (Weeks) 38.45 (2.52) 38.15 (2.51) 38.12 (2.42)
Birth Weight (g) 2750.19 (468.02) 2794.46 (487.81) 2616.94 (510.35)
Length of hospital stay post-delivery (days) 5.07 (4.37) 4.77 (4.25) 5.06 (4.88)
Neonatal abstinence diagnosis (%) 37.68% 23.08% 35.29%
Substance exposure
Exposed to heroin (%) 28.99% 44.44% 47.06%
Exposed to cocaine (%) 14.49% 7.40% 5.88%
Exposed to both cocaine and heroin (%) 52.52% 44.44% 47.06%
Heavy prenatal exposure vs. light (%) 84% 81.48% 82.35%
Exposed to alcohol (%) 53.62% 55.56% 76.47%
Heavy alcohol exposure vs. light (%) 13.51% 2% 15.38%
Exposed to tobacco (%) 81.16% 77.78% 94.12%
Heavy tobacco exposure vs. light (%) 94.64% 95.24% 93.75%
Overall exposure to 3 or more substances (%)* 86.96% 74.35% 76.47%
Received intervention (%) 37.68% 55.56% 58.82%
Caregiver continuity
Number of caregiver changes before age 7 0.94 (1.7) 0.85(1.05) 0.71(1.1)
≥2 caregiver changes (%) 23.19% 22.22% 23.53%

*Reflects prenatal exposure to three or more substances, including opioid and stimulant exposure.