Table 3.

The relationship of each characteristic with the age of readmission to the pediatric unit.

Variables	Relationship (p-Value) *
Gender	0.169
APGAR score	0.95
Maternal age	0.056
Type of birth	0.65
Number of children	<0.001
Area of residence	0.37
Age (days) at discharge from maternity unit	<0.001
Gestational age	0.76
Type of feeding	0.68

* the alpha value for significance was set at 0.05.