Table 5.

Significant Predictors of Growth^a

	Raw Beta	Standardized Regression Coefficient	p value
Weight (Total R2 = .16)
Child age at assessment	7.72	0.29	.00
First trimester cocaine use (use vs. no use)	−4.31	−0.17	.00
Number of siblings	−1.58	−0.15	.02
Maternal height	.67	0.15	.02
Height (Total R2 = .36)
Child age at assessment	2.56	0.51	.00
Raceb	−1.01	−0.21	.00
Maternal height	.18	0.20	.00
Number of siblings	−0.25	−0.12	.02
First trimester cocaine use (use vs. no use)	−0.63	−0.11	.02
Head Circumferencec (Total R2 = .12)
Genderd	8.24	0.28	.00
Maternal height	0.99	−0.19	.00
Current tobacco use	−0.19	−0.13	.05

^aListed in order of standardized regression coefficient, an indication of the magnitude of the effect.

^b0=African American; 1=Caucasian

^cMeasured in millimeters

^d0=female; 1=male