Table 3.

NNNS subscales at 32 days of age by maternal weight groups (n = 161–166)

		Late neonatal (M = 32 days)
		Within IOM			Above IOM
		N	M	SD	N	M	SD
Attention	Normal	25	5.19	1.16	54	5.50	1.28
	Overweight	20	5.29	1.41	17	4.90	1.45
	Obese	33	5.79	1.27	12	5.24	1.10
	Total	78	5.47	1.29	83	5.34	1.30
Regulation	Normal	27	5.47	0.71	57	5.56	0.89
	Overweight	20	5.28	0.78	17	5.15	1.17
	Obese	33	5.68	0.82	12	5.08	0.94
	Total	80	5.51	0.78	86	5.41	0.97
Arousal	Normal	27	4.01	0.67	57	3.98	0.81
	Overweight	20	4.17	0.83	17	4.08	0.86
	Obese	33	3.96	0.69	12	4.26	0.95
	Total	80	4.03	0.72	86	4.04	0.83
Handling	Normal	26	0.34	0.29	56	0.29	0.24
	Overweight	20	0.38	0.24	17	0.32	0.29
	Obese	33	0.19	0.21	12	0.40	0.29
	Total	79	0.29	0.26	85	0.31	0.26
Excitability	Normal	27	2.78	1.93	57	2.91	2.25
	Overweight	20	4.05	2.31	17	3.29	2.89
	Obese	33	2.48	2.37	12	3.58	2.35
	Total	80	2.98	2.28	86	3.08	2.38
Stress abstinence	Normal	27	0.14	0.06	57	0.12	0.05
	Overweight	20	0.12	0.05	17	0.12	0.06
	Obese	33	0.12	0.05	12	0.10	0.05
	Total	80	0.12	0.05	86	0.11	0.05
Lethargy	Normal	27	4.04	1.56	57	4.00	1.93
	Overweight	20	4.20	2.07	17	5.18	2.10
	Obese	33	3.61	1.32	12	3.50	1.62
	Total	80	3.90	1.61	86	4.16	1.98
Asymmetrical reflexes	Normal	27	1.63	1.31	57	1.44	1.15
	Overweight	20	1.65	1.09	17	1.82	1.13
	Obese	33	1.88	1.63	12	1.92	2.15
	Total	80	1.74	1.39	86	1.58	1.32
Non‐optimal reflexes	Normal	27	3.93	1.88	57	3.75	1.78
	Overweight	20	4.15	1.69	17	3.94	1.43
	Obese	33	3.73	1.33	12	3.83	1.75
	Total	80	3.90	1.61	86	3.80	1.69
Quality of movement	Normal	27	4.71	0.53	57	4.71	0.57
	Overweight	20	4.74	0.47	17	4.79	0.56
	Obese	33	4.86	0.72	12	4.67	0.48
	Total	80	4.78	0.60	86	4.72	0.55