Table 3.

Clinical factors associated with age at full feeds

	Univariable analysis		Multivariable analysis
	Exponentiated Coefficient with 95% CI	P value	Exponentiated coefficient with 95% CI	P value
Gestational age	0.88 [0.81, 0.96]	0.003	1.60 [0.55, 4.67]	0.389
Birth weight	0.9997 [0.9994, 0.9999]	0.010	0.997 [0.993, 1.002]	0.317
Birth weight z score	0.96 [0.82, 1.12]	0.580	2.77 [0.35, 21.77]	0.332
Female sex	1.01 [0.77, 1.33]	0.941	0.89 [0.49, 1.61]	0.705
Complex gastroschisis	2.13 [1.25, 3.65]	0.006	2.03 [1.1.11, 3.73]	0.021
Use of mesh patch to close abdominal defect	1.42 [1.05, 1.93]	0.022	1.17[0.86, 1.60]	0.314
Preoperative ventilation	1.24[0.94,1.64]	0.127	1.03 [0.79, 1.35]	0.797
Days taken to commence feeds after abdominal wall closure	1.07 [0.99,1.15}	0.097	1.03 [0.96, 1.11]	0.389
Bowel in silo for more than five days prior to closing	1.49 [1.13,1.97]	0.005	1.40 [1.05, 1.86]	0.020

p value of less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant

CI Confidence interval