Table 1.
Maternal demographic, obstetrical and drug use characteristics grouped by any cocaine use during pregnancy.
| Cocaine-unexposed CU (N=206) |
Cocaine 1 CE1 (N=53) |
Cocaine 2 CE2 (N=27) |
P value! | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic Information | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
| Mean Age ± sd | 24.2 ± 5.5 | 23.1 ± 5.2 | 28.4 ± 8.5 | .001 |
| Education (yrs) | 11.9 ± 1.6 | 11.2 ± 1.7 | 11.0 ± 1.8 | .005 |
| African-American | 197 (94) | 47 (89) | 22 (92) | NS |
| Income <$5,000 | 126 (61) | 36 (68) | 17 (71) | NS |
| Unemployed | 83 (40) | 32 (60) | 16 (67) | .003 |
| Welfare | 104 (50) | 30 (57) | 12 (50) | NS |
| Married | 24 (12) | 8 (15) | 6 (25) | NS |
| Obstetric History | ||||
| Gravida ± sd | 2.4 ± 2.2 | 2.5 ± 3.0 | 4.1 ± 2.9 | .002 |
| Parity± sd | 1.2 ± 1.4 | 1.2 ± 1.3 | 2.6 ± 2.4 | .000 |
| Drug and Alcohol Use During Pregnancy | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Alcohol | 31 (15) | 14 (26) | 9 (36) | .01 |
| Tobacco | 59 (28) | 24 (45) | 13 (52) | .008 |
| Marijuana | 64 (31) | 20 (38) | 7 (28) | NS |
CE1 = Log riah <1.5; CE2 = Log riah ≥ 1.5.
!
ANOVA or Chi-square using ordinal level of cocaine exposure (O,1,2).
NS, non-significant