Table 3.
Associations among study variables in preterm infants.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Gestational Age | — | |||||||||||||
| 2. Birthweight | .79** | — | ||||||||||||
| 3. Baseline Heart Rate | −.05 | −.10 | — | |||||||||||
| 4. Δ HR 1 (Demonstration – Baseline) |
.10 | .05 | −.60** | — | ||||||||||
| 5. Δ HR 2 (Immediate – Baseline) |
−.01 | −.04 | −.53** | .66** | — | |||||||||
| 6. Δ HR 3 (Delay – Baseline) |
−.03 | .03 | −.40* | .19 | .29* | — | ||||||||
| 7. Baseline Vagal Tone | −.01 | .15 | −.29** | .11 | .02 | .24* | — | |||||||
| 8. Δ VNA 1 (Demonstration – Baseline) |
−.19† | −.23* | .25* | −.19† | −.17 | −.09 | −.36** | — | ||||||
| 9. Δ VNA 2 (Immediate – Baseline) |
−.12 | −.17 | .43** | −.42** | −.48** | −.17 | −32** | .45** | — | |||||
| 10. Δ VNA 3 (Delay – Baseline) |
−.15 | −.11 | −.15 | .04 | .05 | −.23* | −.47** | .33** | .51** | — | ||||
| 11. Baseline Cortisol | −.02 | .01 | .24* | −23* | −.20† | −.25* | −.09 | .02 | .09 | .03 | — | |||
| 12. Δ Cortisol (time 2 – time 1) |
.05 | .07 | −.14 | .13 | .14 | .11 | .01 | .06 | −.04 | .11 | −.44** | — | ||
| 13. Memory—Immediate | .13 | .14 | .03 | .09 | .07 | .07 | −.07 | −.19† | −.12 | −.18 | −.08 | .02 | — | |
| 14. Memory—Delay | .20* | .14 | −.03 | .21† | .06 | .22† | −.05 | −.03 | −.10 | −.25* | −.05 | .04 | .42** | — |
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