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. 2010 Oct 28;12(12):1211–1219. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntq170

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics By Exposure Group and Relative Influence in Propensity Scores

Confounding variables Tobacco exposed
Nonexposed
Ranka %
M/% SD M/% SD
Maternal age at delivery (years)** 25.2 4.9 26.6 4.9 4 7.65
Maternal education (years)*** 12.98 1.56 13.88 1.71 2 9.83
% Medicaid 85 84 31 0.26
% Married*** 37 57 32 0.25
Maternal race (% White) 77 77 28 0.34
Maternal weight
    Prepregnancy 162.2 48.2 167.2 45.8 9 3.61
    Delivery 197.7 47.9 196.6 45.4 16 2.05
    Gain** 35.5 19.6 29.4 14.9 8 4.38
Number of previous pregnancies 1.68 2.05 1.61 1.55 20 1.44
Healthy diet 4.38 0.69 4.51 0.76 13 2.52
Exercise (% three times per week)
    Prepregnancy 47 53 26 0.54
    16 weeks 39 48 21 1.33
    28 weeks 42 42 35 0.11
    Delivery 31 34 34 0.17
% Prenatal marijuana use*** 20 5 7 4.45
Average number of alcohol drinks per day+
    At last menstrual period*** 0.467 0.926 0.109 0.337 3 8.55
    Month 1 pregnancy*** 0.245 0.398 0.036 0.092 1 14.88
    Month 2 pregnancy** 0.032 0.114 0.005 0.034 23 1.22
    Month 3 pregnancy 0.006 0.037 0.002 0.008 33 0.23
    Month 4 pregnancy 0.003 0.010 0.001 0.007 39 0.03
    Month 5 pregnancy 0.003 0.012 0.001 0.006 29 0.32
    Month 6 pregnancy* 0.004 0.016 0.001 0.006 30 0.30
    Month 7 pregnancy* 0.005 0.018 0.001 0.005 40 0.03
    Month 8 pregnancy 0.005 0.027 0.001 0.010 38 0.05
    Month 9 pregnancy 0.005 0.028 0.001 0.007 41 0.02
% Prenatal prescription medication
    Antidepressants 12 8 36 0.10
    Opioid-based analgesics 22 19 27 0.47
    Asthma 5 7 37 0.06
    Thyroid** 2 4 0.00
BIA maternal IQ score*** 95.08 11.52 99.51 12.20 5 6.43
BSI subscale T score
    Anxiety* 50.70 9.61 48.59 9.21 19 1.54
    Depression** 53.70 8.74 51.21 9.00 17 1.94
    Hostility 57.49 9.16 56.33 8.54 18 1.88
    Interpersonal sensitivity 53.28 9.12 52.95 9.16 15 2.08
    Obsessive–compulsive 56.91 10.73 56.83 10.18 22 1.31
    Paranoid ideation 52.59 9.13 51.24 8.81 25 0.88
    Phobic anxiety** 51.62 8.52 49.35 7.24 11 3.10
    Psychoticism** 55.40 9.49 52.67 8.73 24 0.98
    Somatization 58.95 8.70 58.23 8.46 14 2.47
CAARS subscale T score
    Hyperactivity 47.98 8.32 46.46 7.33 6 5.81
    Impulsivity 46.16 6.92 45.66 6.94 12 2.78
    Inattention 48.03 8.40 47.83 7.99 10 3.60

Note. BIA = Woodcock-Johnson III Brief Intellectual Ability; BSI = Brief Symptom Inventory; CAARS = Connors Adult ADHD Rating Scale-Short Form.

a

Rank based on the magnitude of the relative influence listed in the last column; rank is not given if the relative influence is 0%.

*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.