TABLE 1.

Demographics for Preterm and Full-term Groups

	Preterm (n = 60)	Full-term (n = 61)	Statistic
Child age (months)	48.7 (9.92)	48.4 (9.96)	t = .18
Birth weight (g)	1444.1 (527.21)	3331.3 (514.18)	t = 19.93*
Gestational age (weeks)	30.5 (3.17)	39.6 (1.60)	t = 19.98*
Child’s gender
Male	n = 28	n = 36	χ2 = 1.85
Female	n = 32	n = 25
Mother’s age	29.9 (6.86)	29.2 (6.17)	t = .58
Mother’s race
African American	n = 44	n = 36	χ2 = 4.05
Caucasian	n = 16	n = 23
Hispanic	n = 0	n = 2
Mother’s education
< High school	n = 12	n = 16	χ2 = 1.15
High school graduate	n = 20	n = 22
> High school	n = 28	n = 23
Family income
< $20,000	n = 57	n = 60	χ2 = 5.23
$20,000–$40,000	n = 6	n = 1
> $40,000	n=1	n = 0

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