Table 3.

NNNS scores in the studied population.

	Exposure to Tobacco during gestation
	Absent n = 365	Present n = 23	p-value	p-value*
Habituation	6.90±1.44 (n = 222)	6.72±1.73 (n = 12)	0.686	0.784
Attention	5.75±1.32 (n = 337)	5.50±1.35 (n = 20)	0.417	0.462
Arousal	3.69±0.69	4.13±0.78	0.004	0.031
Regulation	6.05±0.77	5.67±1.01	0.025	0.085
Handling	0.35±0.26	0.41±0.26	0.290	0.637
Quality of movement	5.25±0.45	5.15±0.54	0.280	0.460
Excitability	2.64±1.83	3.83±2.19	0.003	0.037
Lethargy	4.60±2.72	4.09±2.35	0.376	0.389
Non-optimal reflexes	9.27±1.34	9.17±1.39	0.728	0.597
Asymmetry	0.75±1.10	0.48±0.79	0.239	0.132
Hypertonicity	0.18±0.38	0.26±0.45	0.321	0.307
Hypotonicity	0.11±0.35	0.22±0.42	0.154	0.139
Stress/abstinence signals	0.06±0.05	0.09±0.06	0.019	0.055

^*adjusted for type of anesthesia, delivery mode, gender, age at neurologic exam, exam duration, and time between last feeding and the exam.