| Control group (CON,n = 12) | Prenatal cocaine exposure group (PCE,n = 28) | Group differences |
---|---|---|---|
Age (in whole years) | 14.7 ± 0.49 | 14.8 ± 0.72 | P = 0.439 |
Gender | 7 girls/ | 18 girls/ | P = 0.039a |
5 boys | 10 boys | Â | |
Cocaine exposure (weeks of maternal cocaine use divided by weeks of gestation) | None | 0.402 ± 0.25 | P <0.001a |
Tobacco exposure (average number of cigarettes per day) | 0.020 ± 0.071 | 8.155 ± 7.79 | P <0.001a |
Alcohol exposure (average ounces per day) | 0.007 ± 0.015 | 0.199 ± 0.371 | P = 0.011a |
Marijuana exposure (average number of joints per day) | 0.003 ± 0.010 | 0.125 ± 0.367 | P = 0.091b |
Postnatal cocaine exposure (hair sample positive for cocaine at age 10.5 years and/or 12.5 years) | 6 yes / 6 no | 10 yes / 18 no | P = 0.030a |
Total brain volume (in mm3) | 1,582,350 | 1,559,794 | P = 0.846 |
± 188,214 | ± 177,613 | ||
Word-color interference Stroop test, raw score | 44.417 ± 9.54 | 39.857 ± 9.15 | P = 0.605 |
Trail Making test, part A completion time (in seconds) | 11.750 ± 4.37 | 12.786 ± 4.78 | P = 0.882 |
Trail Making test, part B completion time (in seconds) | 23.000 ± 7.86 | 29.643 ± 11.00 | P = 0.360 |