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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Early Interv. 2010 Jun;32(3):214–233. doi: 10.1177/1053815110380917

Table 4.

Regression Coefficients of Models Predicting 30-Month MDI and PDI Scores by 18-Month BRS Total Scores

Variable Model 1: 18-Month MDI/PDI
Model 2: 18-Month BRS
Model 3: MDI/PDI and BRS
B SE β B SE β B SE β
MDI
 Gestational age −0.52 0.31 −0.05 −0.47 0.37 −0.05 −0.51 0.31 −0.05
 Birth weight > 750g 2.10 1.17 0.06 4.98*** 1.39 0.13 2.40* 1.17 0.06
 Female 1.85 1.06 0.05 4.43*** 1.24 0.12 1.70 1.05 0.05
 Maternal age 0.13 0.08 0.05 0.09 0.10 0.03 0.13 0.08 0.05
 Maternal income
  ≥ $40,000 7.84*** 1.50 0.20 10.73*** 1.78 0.27 7.60*** 1.49 0.19
  $20,000–$39,999 5.51*** 1.32 0.13 6.25*** 1.58 0.15 5.34*** 1.31 0.13
 Maternal education
  Some college 2.63 1.49 0.07 4.52* 1.77 0.12 2.71 1.47 0.07
  HS graduate 1.26 1.50 0.03 1.26 1.79 0.03 1.20 1.49 0.03
 IVH/PVL −2.19 1.51 −0.04 −5.33** 1.79 −0.10 −2.35 1.50 −0.04
 BPD −2.33* 1.15 −0.06 −2.64 1.38 −0.07 −2.05 1.15 −0.06
 NEC −0.01 1.89 0.00 −2.93 2.24 −0.04 −0.15 1.87 0.00
 Late sepsis −0.27 1.12 −0.01 −0.98 1.34 −0.03 −0.38 1.11 −0.01
 Early intervention by 18 months −1.74 1.12 −0.05 −2.45 1.34 −0.07 −1.56 1.11 −0.04
 MDI at 18 months 0.61*** 0.03 0.58 0.56*** 0.04 0.53
 BRS total score 0.22*** 0.02 0.38 0.07** 0.02 0.12
 Model R2 0.62 0.46 0.63
PDI
 Gestational age −0.38 0.38 −0.03 −0.78 0.43 −0.07 −0.41 0.38 −0.04
 Birth weight > 750g 2.72 1.44 0.06 5.30** 1.61 0.12 3.01* 1.43 0.07
 Female 2.85* 1.28 0.07 4.37*** 1.44 0.10 2.53* 1.28 0.06
 Maternal age −0.03 0.10 −0.01 −0.06 0.11 −0.02 −0.02 0.10 −0.01
 Maternal income
  ≥ $40,000 4.03* 1.82 0.09 4.10* 2.06 0.09 3.43 1.81 0.08
  $20,000–$39,999 4.02* 1.62 0.08 3.73* 1.83 0.08 3.70* 1.61 0.08
 Maternal education
  Some college 4.62* 1.82 0.11 3.80 2.05 0.09 4.45* 1.81 0.11
  HS graduate 3.07 1.85 0.07 1.55 2.08 0.03 2.87 1.83 0.06
 IVH/PVL −1.23 1.87 −0.02 −5.42** 2.07 −0.09 −1.48 1.85 −0.02
 BPD −1.25 1.43 −0.03 −3.48* 1.60 −0.08 −1.08 1.42 −0.03
 NEC 0.24 2.31 0.00 −1.19 2.60 −0.02 0.24 2.29 0.00
 Late sepsis 0.29 1.38 0.01 −0.14 1.55 0.00 0.19 1.37 0.00
 Early intervention by 18 months −2.18 1.39 −0.05 −4.93** 1.55 −0.12 −2.13 1.38 −0.05
 PDI at 18 months 0.58** 0.04 0.50 0.53*** 0.04 0.45
 BRS total score 0.21*** 0.03 0.31 0.08** 0.03 0.13
 Model R2 0.56 0.44 0.56

Note: N = 539.

*

p ≥ .05

**

p < .01

***

p < .001

Each model controls for study site. Reference categories are male, birth weight ≥ 750g, mother income < $20,000, mother does not have a HS diploma, no IVH/PVL, no BPD, no NEC, no late sepsis, and had not received early intervention by 18 months of age.