Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the research participants (Mean ± SEM)

	METH Exposed (n=49)	Un-exposed (n=49)	p-value
Characteristics of the children
# of children (% males / % females)	30(61%)/19(39%)	27(55%)/22(45%)	0.54
Age (months)	46.90 ± 1.07	45.17 ± 0.99	0.24
Current Height (cm)	98.11 ± 0.91	100.06 ± 0.90	0.13
Current Weight (kg)	16.42 ± 0.40	17.24 ± 0.41	0.16
Current Head Circumference (cm)	50.37 ± 0.21	50.63 ± 0.18	0.34
Gestational age at birth (wks)	38.74 ± 0.23	39.47 ± 0.18	0.01
Activity, Pulse, Grimace, Appearance, and Respiration (APGAR) score at 5 min	8.86 ± 0.08	9.03 ± 0.05	0.07
Birth weight (kg)	3.10 ± 0.11	3.48 ± 0.07	0.003
Birth length (cm)	49.58 ± 0.45	50.94 ± 0.97	0.22
Maternal age and drug exposure
Age at time of child's birth (yrs)	24.53 ± 0.99	26.06 ± 0.96	0.27
#Trimesters used METH	2.42 ± 0.14	0
#Trimesters used alcohol	0.85 ± 0.21	0.21 ± 0.08	0.002
#Trimesters used nicotine cigarettes	2.05 ± 0.21	0.67 ± 0.17	<0.0001
#Trimesters used marijuana	1.00 ± 0.22	0.12 ± 0.07	<0.0001