TABLE 3.
Group Differences for Infant Characteristics
Nonexposurea |
Prenatal Exposureb |
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Variables | M | SD | M | SD | F | |
Infant characteristics | ||||||
Age at 2- to 4-week visit (weeks) | 3.14 | 1.10 | 3.22 | .77 | .14 | .02 |
Gestational age (weeks) | 39.45 | 1.29 | 38.67 | 1.52 | 5.27* | .003 |
Birth weight (g) | 3458.63 | 523.66 | 3111.53 | 438.48 | 8.48** | .22 |
Birth length (cm) | 49.77 | 4.70 | 48.21 | 6.16 | 1.35 | .005 |
Birth head circumference (cm) | 33.80 | 1.43 | 33.79 | 1.81 | .002 | .02 |
Apgar—1 min | 8.59 | 1.21 | 8.41 | 1.37 | .36 | .01 |
Apgar—5 min | 8.95 | .22 | 8.97 | .18 | .17 | .02 |
Weight at 1 month of age (g) | 4588.44 | 712.94 | 4007.95 | 778.54 | 12.57** | .24 |
Length at 1 month of age (cm) | 52.16 | 4.72 | 52.33 | 3.39 | .03 | .02 |
Head circumference 1 month (cm) | 36.82 | 2.02 | 36.41 | 1.66 | 1.12 | .04 |
Sex (% male) | 48% | 53% |
n = 41.
n = 43.
p < .05.
p < .01.