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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2013 Apr 12;48(7):513–522. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2013.787091

Table 1. Differences on smoking and other drug use among trajectory groups.

Nonpersistent light smokers, N = 26 Nonpersistent moderate smokers, N = 36 Persistent moderate smokers, N = 94 Persistent heavy smokers, N = 59




Variables M SD M SD M SD M SD
Before conception:
# cigarettes/day 0.50a 0.75 9.15b 4.53 7.78c 3.33 21.21d 5.21
# drinks/day 0.25a 0.58 1.04 1.98 0.39 0.84 1.27b 3.22
# joints/day 0.50 1.59 0.85 1.34 1.33 2.54 1.23 2.32
First trimester
# cigarettes/day 0.25a 0.51 3.62b 2.45 5.97c 2.77 15.17d 5.15
# drinks/day 0.11 0.32 0.31 0.83 0.15 0.28 0.37 0.73
# joints/day 0.28 0.78 0.38 0.77 0.94 1.96 0.79 1.53
Second trimester
# cigarettes/day .00a .00 .13a .35 3.91b 2.79 8.18c 5.54
# drinks/day .00 .00 .00 .00 .01 .02 .01 .02
# joints/day .07 .35 .04 .13 .17 .51 .19 .57
Third trimester
# cigarettes/day .04a .16 .00a .01 3.17b 2.35 8.50c 6.96
# drinks/day .00 .02 .00 .02 .00 .01 .01 .03
# joints/day .02 .10 .02 .11 .07 .29 .11 .47
Positive saliva cotinine 35% 36% 96% 98%
Positive meconium 41% 27% 86% 93%

Note. Means with different superscripts were significantly different from each other.