Table 2.
Risk Factors and Cumulative Risk Scores in the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC; experimental intervention) Group, Developmental Education for Families (DEF; control intervention) Group, and Low-risk Comparison Group.
| Risk factor | CPS-Referred
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Low-Risk Comparison (n = 30) | ||||
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| ABC (n = 19) | DEF (n = 21) | |||||
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Low income (Income-to-needs ratio < 1) | 15 | 79% | 20 | 95% | 7 | 23% |
| Low education (Less than high school) | 11 | 58% | 6 | 29% | 1 | 3% |
| Ethnic minority | 16 | 85% | 20 | 95% | 22 | 73% |
| Single mother | 11 | 58% | 16 | 76% | 11 | 37% |
| Adolescent mother (< 20 years old) | 5 | 26% | 9 | 43% | 5 | 17% |
| High depression (BSI t-score > 65) | 2 | 11% | 2 | 10% | 1 | 3% |
| Mean (SD) | Min – Max | Mean (SD) | Min – Max | Mean (SD) | Min – Max | |
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| Risk composite | 3.16 (1.26) | 1 – 5 | 3.48 (1.08) | 1 – 5 | 1.57 (1.38) | 0 – 5 |
Note: CPS = Child Protective Services