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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 8.
Published in final edited form as: Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2010 Apr 24;210(4):453–469. doi: 10.1007/s00213-010-1848-1

Table 2.

Studies contributing effect size data for the meta-analysis of fine motor abilities

Study Task/outcome Hedges’s g Standard error n Agea % male Smoking status Cigarettes per day Nicotine dose Route of administration
Barr et al. 2008a Pegboard 0.16 0.17 32 40 53 NSm NA 14 mg Transdermal
Foulds et al. 1996b Finger tapping −0.15 0.23 18 25 50 NSm NA 0.6 mg Subcutaneous
Perkins et al. 1994b Finger tapping 0.48 0.24 18 23 50 NSm NA 5–20 μg/kg Intranasal
Perkins et al. 2001b Finger tapping 0.11 0.22 20 34 50 NSm NA 10–20 μg/kg Intranasal
Perkins et al. 2008b Finger tapping 0.04 0.09 130 25 39 NSm NA 5–10 μg/kg Intranasal
Tucha and Lange 2004b Handwriting 0.21 0.16 38 24 50 NSm NA 4 mg Buccal
Tucha and Lange 2004b Handwriting 0.43 0.17 38 24 50 Sm ≥15 4 mg Buccal

Nsm nonsmoker, Sm smoker, NA not applicable

a

Mean value

b

Administered multiple active nicotine doses