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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 11.
Published in final edited form as: Early Hum Dev. 2012 Sep 20;89(2):81–86. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2012.08.001

Table 2.

Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale results.

NBAS (46) Control
(N=41)
More than 1 month
SRI in Tri3
(N=5)
p-Value p-Value with
gest age




Mean (SD) Mean (SD) p p
Motor 28.900 (3.055) 25.200 (3.962) 0.02 0.05
  Tonus 5.718 (0.647) 5.200 (0.837) 0.11 0.39
  Maturity 6.475 (0.847) 5.800 (0.837) 0.10 0.06
  Pull 5.556 (1.463) 4.000 (2.000) 0.04 0.10
  Defense 5.973 (1.323) 6.200 (1.304) 0.72 0.49
  Activity 4.588 (0.609) 4.000 (0.707) 0.06 0.03
Organization 14.781 (2.636) 15.667 (1.528) 0.57 0.99
  Excitement 3.675 (0.829) 4.200 (0.447) 0.17 0.38
  Buildup 3.927 (1.191) 3.200 (1.304) 0.21 0.35
  Irritability 4.553 (1.224) 5.400 (0.894) 0.14 0.20
  Lability 2.939 (1.029) 3.667 (0.577) 0.24 0.29
Regulation 20.077 (3.862) 19.200 (3.564) 0.63 0.77
  Cuddly 6.325 (1.421) 6.400 (0.894) 0.91 0.90
  Consolability 4.744 (1.666) 5.200 (1.304) 0.56 0.88
  Quiet 4.282 (1.276) 3.200 (1.643) 0.09 0.20
  Hand 4.800 (1.964) 4.400 (2.608) 0.68 0.91