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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2008 Nov-Dec;37(6):657–665. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2008.00292.x

Table 4.

Results of the Mixed General Linear Model for the State Variables Over Infant Characteristics (n = 282 video recordings)

States Predictor Parameter (SE) p
Quiet sleep Intercept 0.81 (0.35) 0.022
PMA 0.09 (0.15) 0.545
Active sleep Intercept 88.41** (1.82) 0.000
PMA -0.07 (0.80) 0.931
Gender -4.88* (1.93) 0.012
Drowsy Intercept 8.48** (1.51) 0.000
PMA -0.20 (.66) 0.762
Gender 3.50* (1.60) 0.030
Awake Intercept 2.37** (0.70) 0.001
PMA 0.23 (0.31) 0.463
Gender 1.51* (0.74) 0.043
Defined Intercept 86.68** (1.33) 0.000
PMA 0.35 (0.56) 0.537
Gender -4.70** (1.41) 0.002
Diffuse Intercept 12.78** (1.28) 0.000
PMA -0.41 (0.54) 0.453
Gender 4.61** (1.36) 0.001

Note. SE = standard error. PMA = postmenstrual age. PMA was centered at its mean 35.30 weeks. GA was centered at its mean 32.72 weeks. Birthweight was centered at its mean 1958.62 grams.

*

p < .05, two-tailed.

**

p < .01, two-tailed.

Y = α + β1 (PMA — 35.30) + β2 (GA — 32.72) + β3 (Birthweight — 1958.62) + β4 Gender + β5 Nursery + ε.

Y = individial states; α = intercept; β = parameter; ε = standard error.