Table 1.
Maternal Demographics, IQ, Drug, and Psychological Status
| Non-MDMA (n=68) n (%) |
MDMA Exposed (n=28) n (%) |
χ2/t | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 57 (84) | 23 (85) | 0.3 | 0.87 |
| Registered Disabled (Mother) | 5 (8) | 0 (0) | 0.19 | 0.32 |
| Married/with partner | 57 (84) | 22 (79) | 0.38 | 0.54 |
| Family Income | 1.59 | 0.81 | ||
| <10K British Pounds | 13 (19) | 4 (14) | ||
| 10–20K British Pounds | 16 (24) | 6 (21) | ||
| 20–30K British Pounds | 13 (19) | 8 (29) | ||
| 30–40K British Pounds | 11 (16) | 3 (11) | ||
| >40K British Pounds | 15 (22) | 7 (25) | ||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | |||
| Maternal age at birth | 30.3 (6.4) | 28.4 (6.2) | 1.33 | 0.19 |
| Maternal educationa | 14.9 (2.9) | 15.3 (2.7) | −0.57 | 0.57 |
| WASIb Block Design | 56.0 (9.5) | 57.0 (8.1) | −0.43 | 0.67 |
| WASIb Similarities | 49.4 (8.9) | 51.4 (8.5) | −0.88 | 0.38 |
| Parity | 1.88 (1.11) | 1.21 (0.42) | 4.27 | .0001 |
| General Severity Index (GSI) | 0.51 (0.47) | 0.71 (0.81) | −0.61 | 0.54 |
| GSI 84th %tile, n (%) | 13 (23.6) | 7 (31.8) | 0.55 | 0.46 |
| GSI 98th %tile, n (%) | 6 (9.1) | 4 (18.2) | 1.26 | 0.27 |
| DASTc score | 4.6 (4.4) | 7.7 (4.1) | −3.09 | 0.03 |
| DASTc score > 16, n (%) | 2 (2.9) | 1 (3.6) | .026 | .99 |
a
The compulsory point of entering school in the UK is at age 4–5 (reception level) and the age of leaving (with general certificates of secondary education, GCSEs) is at age 16 (11 years of education). However many continue into “sixth-form college” and do advanced level qualifications (A’Levels) and leave at age 18 (13 years of education). University “undergraduate” attendance then typically continues from age 19 to 22 (14–16 years of education).
b
Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence
c
Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST Score)