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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2011 Jan–Feb;33(1):176–184. doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2010.10.004

Table 2. Maternal characteristics by MA exposure.

Number (Percent)a/ Mean (SD) P-Value
Exposed (N = 179) Comparison (N= 177)
Race 0.871
 White 69 (38.5%) 70 (39.5%)
 Hispanic 41 (22.9%) 38 (21.5%)
 Pacific Islander 30 (16.8%) 32 (18.1%)
 Asian 25 (14.0%) 23 (13.0%)
 Black 8 (4.5%) 10 (5.6%)
 American Indian 6 (3.4%) 3 (1.7%)
 Other 0 (0%) 1 (0.6%)
Low socioeconomic status 59 (33.1%) 18 (10.2%) <0.001
Public insurance 160 (89.4%) 151 (85.3%) 0.072
Partner at birth 83 (46.4%) 117 (66.1%) <0.001
Education <12 years 84 (47.2%) 66 (37.5%) 0.065
Maternal age (yr) 25.5 (5.7) 24.6 (5.5) 0.109
GA at 1st prenatal visit 14.5 (8.3) 9.4 (5.7) <0.001
Prenatal care 165 (92.2%) 174 (98.3%) 0.007
Prenatal tobacco use 143 (79.9%) 46 (26.0%) <0.001
Average number of cigarettes/day across pregnancy 10.8 (11.3) 2.9 (7.2) <0.001
Prenatal alcohol use 66 (36.9%) 23 (13.0%) <0.001
Average oz. absolute alcohol/day across pregnancy 0.37 (1.0) 0.04 (0.22) <0.001
Prenatal marijuana use 58 (32.4%) 7 (4.0%) <0.001
Average number of joints/day across pregnancy 0.23 (0.52) 0.02 (0.15) <0.001
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The number of participants includes BSID-II or PDMS-2 evaluation at any visit.