Table 3.
Relation of maternal demographics and newborn characteristics to corpus callosum area (N = 43)
| r | |
|---|---|
| Maternal characteristics | |
| Maternal age at delivery | −.01 |
| Parity | .01 |
| Education | .29† |
| Marital status | .06 |
| Food securitya | .10 |
| Smoking and drug use during pregnancy | |
| Cigarettes | −.13 |
| Marijuana | −.06 |
| Methamphetamine | −.11 |
| Newborn characteristics | |
| Sex | −.07 |
| Gestational age at birth | .02 |
| Age at scan | −.18 |
| Birth weight | .25 |
| Length | −.04 |
| Head circumference | .23 |
| Total intracranial volume | .36* |
p < .10
p < .05.
Dichotomized as food secure vs. food insecure; missing for 2 women.