Table 4.
Methamphetamine use pattern during pregnancy |
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Consistently high (n = 56) |
Increasing (n = 18) |
Stable low/moderate (n = 49) |
Decreasing (n = 68) |
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n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Tobacco | ||||||||
Use during pregnancy | 46 | 82.1 | 16 | 88.9 | 42 | 85.7 | 53 | 77.9 |
Number of cigarettes/day | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
9.70 | 10.65 | 6.45 | 5.83 | 6.77 | 7.93 | 6.14 | 6.64 | |
Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range | |
6 | 0–47 | 5 | 0–20 | 3 | 0–33 | 4 | 0–23 | |
Alcohol | ||||||||
Use during pregnancy | 14a | 25.0 | 6 | 33.3 | 19 | 38.8 | 36a | 52.9 |
Ounces of absolute alcohol/day | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
0.12 | 0.76 | 0.12 | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.40 | 0.15 | 0.34 | |
Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range | |
0.0 | 0–5.6 | 0.0 | 0–1.2 | 0.0 | 0–2.5 | 0.0 | 0–1.6 | |
Marijuana | ||||||||
Use during pregnancy | 19 | 33.9 | 6 | 33.3 | 14 | 28.6 | 29 | 42.7 |
Number of joints/day | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
0.07 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.28 | |
Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range | |
0.0 | 0–1.02 | 0.00 | 0–0.48 | 0.0 | 0–1.67 | 0.0 | 0–1.62 | |
Mean number of drugs used | 1.45 | (SD = 0.91) | 1.61 | (SD = 0.92) | 1.65 | (SD = 0.97) | 1.94 | (SD = 1.16) |
CH < D (P = 0.016)