Table 3. Fixed effects and parameter estimates from the multivariate LMM predicting utility values following birth.
| F(df) | p-value | EMM (SE) | Estimated change in utility value [95% CI] | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | 32.882 (323.367) | < .001 | |||
| 1 week post-partum | 0.70 (0.02) | Ref. | |||
| 2 weeks post-partum | 0.77 (0.03) | 0.07 [0.04–0.11] | < .001 | ||
| 3 weeks post-partum | 0.81 (0.03) | 0.12 [0.08–0.15] | < .001 | ||
| 4 weeks post-partum | 0.85 (0.03) | 0.15 [0.12–0.18] | < .001 | ||
| 5 weeks post-partum | 0.85 (0.03) | 0.15 [0.12–0.18] | < .001 | ||
| 6 weeks post-partum | 0.87 (0.03) | 0.17 [0.14–0.21] | < .001 | ||
| Gestation at birth | 6.655 (130.935) | .011 | 0.01 [0.002–0.02] | .011 | |
| Healthcare funding | 0.964 (133.078) | .328 | |||
| Ethnicity | 0.001 (129.293) | .978 | |||
| Neonatal admission to SCN or NICU | 0.135 (137.539) | .714 | |||
| Maternal length of hospital stay (days) | 3.302 (151.177) | .071 |
CI, Confidence interval; df, Degrees of freedom; EMM, Estimated Marginal Mean Utility; NICU, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Ref, Referent; SCN, Special Care Nursery; SE, Standard error.