Table 8.

Child Characteristics Associated with Duration of Prenatal Cocaine Use

		Never Useda	Stoppedb	Continuedc
		n = 130	n = 60	n = 27
Adjusted Means
Weight (lbs)		62.4	56.9	58.2*
Height (ins)		49.6	48.9	49.4
CBCL:	Total	51.7	50.6	54.8
	Externalizing	51.8	51.6	57.0*
	Attention	55.2	55.1	59.1**
	Aggressive	54.9	54.4	58.6*
Routh Activity Scale		39.6	39.2	45.0**
SNAP:	Activity	10.2	10.0	12.4**
	Attention	8.9	8.9	11.2***
	Impulsivity	10.7	10.8	12.4*
	Peer Problems	11.4	11.3	13.7**
TRF:	Total	51.8	52.4	59.0**
	Externalizing	51.8	53.3	60.7**
	Withdrawn	54.9	55.0	56.7
	Anxious/Dep	53.9	53.2	57.6**
	Social Prob.	54.6	54.7	58.7*
	Thought Prob.	50.7	51.4	55.7***
	Aggressive	55.2	56.1	62.0**

^aDid not use cocaine during any trimester

^bUsed cocaine first trimester only

^cUsed cocaine both first and third trimesters

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^***p < .001: Overall significance using F test for continuous variables and Chi-square test for dichotomous variables.