Table 5.
NNNS Scales by Level of Methamphetamine Use Status (N=166)
| Exposed | Comparison | Unadjusted P | Adjusted P | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy use* | Some use | |||||||
| N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | |||
| Attention | 7 | 4.67 (1.34) | 46 | 4.88 (1.20) | 76 | 4.94 (1.06) | .819 | .560 |
| Arousal | 12 | 3.56 (0.81) | 60 | 3.97 (0.66) | 92 | 4.18 (0.63) | .005 | .033 |
| Regulation | 11 | 5.26 (0.55) | 59 | 5.35 (0.68) | 90 | 5.26 (0.72) | .693 | .906 |
| Handling | 7 | 0.32 (0.35) | 48 | 0.30 (0.26) | 78 | 0.32 (0.27) | .897 | .767 |
| Quality of Movement | 12 | 4.05 (0.49) | 60 | 4.35 (0.67) | 92 | 4.43 (0.61) | .138 | .160 |
| Excitability | 12 | 2.42 (1.78) | 60 | 3.33 (2.32) | 92 | 3.70 (1.98) | .117 | .355 |
| Lethargy | 12 | 6.08 (3.45) | 60 | 4.90 (2.55) | 92 | 4.45 (2.78) | .131 | .050 |
| Non-Optimal Reflexes | 12 | 3.50 (1.88) | 60 | 3.47 (2.25) | 92 | 3.32 (2.01) | .891 | .800 |
| Asymmetrical Reflexes | 12 | 0.33 (0.49) | 60 | 0.40 (0.59) | 92 | 0.30 (0.64) | .643 | .741 |
| Hypertonicity | 12 | 0.00 (0.00) | 60 | 0.07 (0.25) | 92 | 0.01 (0.10) | .122 | .297 |
| Hypotonicity | 12 | 0.17 (0.39) | 60 | 0.23 (0.53) | 92 | 0.16 (0.40) | .636 | .692 |
| Stress Abstinence | 12 | 0.13 (0.05) | 60 | 0.12 (0.06) | 92 | 0.11 (0.06) | .402 | .271 |
| Stress Physiological | 12 | 0.04 (0.14) | 60 | 0.03 (0.13) | 92 | 0.01 (0.05) | .136 | .043 |
| Stress Autonomic | 12 | 0.11 (0.11) | 60 | 0.11 (0.14) | 92 | 0.10 (0.12) | .892 | .709 |
| Stress CNS | 12 | 0.19 (0.06) | 60 | 0.15 (0.08) | 92 | 0.15 (0.07) | .130 | .116 |
| Stress Skin | 12 | 0.15 (0.19) | 60 | 0.09 (0.14) | 92 | 0.10 (0.15) | .424 | .254 |
| Stress Visual | 12 | 0.12 (0.10) | 60 | 0.13 (0.10) | 92 | 0.12 (0.10) | .691 | .609 |
| Stress GI | 12 | 0.03 (0.10) | 60 | 0.07 (0.19) | 92 | 0.07 (0.16) | .688 | .648 |
| Stress State | 12 | 0.13 (0.18) | 60 | 0.13 (0.16) | 92 | 0.11 (0.15) | .737 | .167 |
*
Heavy use is defined as using any methamphetamine 3 or more days per week.