TABLE 1.
Maternal and Child Characteristics
| MDMA (n = 28) | Non-MDMA (n = 68) | χ2/t | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal characteristics | ||||
| White, n (%) | 23 (85) | 57 (84) | 0.3 | .87 |
| Registered disabled, n (%) | 0 (0) | 5 (8) | 0.19 | .32 |
| Married/with partner, n (%) | 22 (79) | 57 (84) | 0.38 | .54 |
| Family income, n (%) | 1.59 | .81 | ||
| <10K British Pounds | 4 (14) | 13 (19) | ||
| 10–40K British Pounds | 17 (61) | 40 (59) | ||
| >40K British Pounds | 7 (25) | 15 (22) | ||
| Maternal age at birth, mean (SD) | 28.4 (6.2) | 30.3 (6.4) | 1.33 | .19 |
| Maternal education, mean (SD) | 15.3 (2.7) | 14.9 (2.9) | −0.57 | .57 |
| WASI Block Design, mean (SD) | 57.0 (8.1) | 56.0 (9.5) | −0.43 | .67 |
| WASI Similarities, mean (SD) | 51.4 (8.5) | 49.4 (8.9) | −0.88 | .38 |
| Parity, mean (SD) | 1.21 (0.42) | 1.88 (1.11) | 4.27 | .0001 |
| General Severity Index, mean (SD) | 0.71 (0.81) | 0.51 (0.47) | −0.61 | .54 |
| DAST score, mean (SD) | 7.7 (4.1) | 4.6 (4.4) | −3.09 | .03 |
| Home Observation of the Environment score, mean (SD) | 40.2 (3.3) | 39.6 (3.53) | −0.69 | .49 |
| Child characteristics | ||||
| White, n (%) | 20 (71) | 51 (75) | 0.13 | .72 |
| Male, n (%) | 20 (71) | 31 (46) | 5.32 | .02 |
| Special Baby Care Unit, n (%) | 3 (11) | 8 (12) | 0.27 | 1.00 |
| Gestation, wk, mean (SD) | 40.0 (1.6) | 39.5 (1.5) | −1.41 | .16 |
| Preterm (<37 wk), n (%) | 1 (3.6) | 1 (1.5) | 0.43 | .50 |
| Birth weight, g,a mean (SD) | 3537 (500) | 3344 (511) | 2.10 | .15 |
| Birth length, cm,b mean (SD) | 52.0 (2.6) | 51.4 (2.7) | −0.56 | .58 |
| Head circumference, cm,c mean (SD) | 34.8 (1.8) | 34.3 (1.9) | −0.97 | .34 |
DAST, Drug Abuse Screening Test; WASI, Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence.
a
Adjusted for infant gender.
b
Based on reduced sample of 31 and 10.
c
Based on reduced sample of 39 and 16.