Table 3.
Multivariate generalised linear regression model: maternal Hb and birth weight
| Predictor | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | se | P-value | β | se | P-value | |
| Neonate gender | ||||||
| Female | –72·27 | 26. 65 | 0·007 | –60·82 | 27·46 | 0·027 |
| Male | REF | 0 | ||||
| Gestational age* | ||||||
| Preterm | 753·77 | 48·40 | <0·0001 | 742·53 | 52·51 | <0·0001 |
| Term | REF | 0 | ||||
| Maternal age | 13·53 | 2·56 | <0·0001 | 12·23 | 2·67 | <0·0001 |
| Prenatal care visits | 16·54 | 4·65 | <0·0001 | 15·24 | 4·96 | 0·002 |
| Residence | ||||||
| Rural | 2·01 | 33·17 | 0·952 | –29·94 | 34·38 | 0·384 |
| Urban | REF | 0 | ||||
| SES | ||||||
| Lowest (1) | REF | |||||
| Others (2–4) | 67·27 | 53·87 | 0·212 | 61·60 | 54·94 | 0·262 |
| Hb (g/dl) | –24·88 | 11·45 | 0·030 | –36·81 | 10·53 | <0·0001 |
REF, reference value; SES, socio-economical strata.
*
After evaluation the goodness of fit, gestational age was included as a binary variable in the final model.
A linear model with identity link function was run. It included all predictors specified in this table.