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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 21.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2004 May;113(5):1297–1305. doi: 10.1542/peds.113.5.1297

TABLE 4.

Unstandardized Regression Coefficients, CIs, Adjusted R2, and Model Summary, Examining Predictors of Change in Development and Behavior From 6 to 10 Months and Temperament at 10 Months

Predictor Mental Development (Regression Coefficient [CI]) Motor Development (Regression Coefficient [CI]) Orientation/Engagement (Regression Coefficient [CI])
Birth weight 1.12 (−1.68 to 4.01)* 9.96 (3.37 to 16.55)* 7.53 (−5.73 to 21.00)
Weight gain −0.57 (−1.52 to 0.39) 2.00 (−0.27 to 4.27) 1.72 (−2.86 to 6.26)
6-mo score 0.19 (0.03 to 0.21) 0.39 (0.24 to 0.56)* 0.11 (−0.13 to 0.35)
Gender −2.05 (−3.59 to −0.50) −1.60 (−5.22 to 2.07) −7.08 (−15.01 to 0.70)
Socioeconomic status 1.43 (0.72 to 2.14)* 0.77 (−0.82 to 2.49) 5.16 (1.66 to 8.65)*
Temperament −0.75 (−2.00 to 0.49) −1.34 (−4.59 to 1.13) 2.42 (−3.62 to 8.38)
Maternal responsivity 0.60 (−0.28 to 0.39) 0.38 (−0.50 to 1.27) −0.34 (−2.23 to 1.56)
Zinc 0.18 (−1.32 to 1.69) 1.21 (−2.30 to 4.72) 0.71 (−6.60 to 8.03)
Zinc × birth weight 1.16 (−3.84 to 6.16) −11.32 (−22.76 to 0.12)* 0.003 (0.02 to 0.03)
Model summary R2 = .25, P = .0001 R2 = .41, P = .0001 R2 = .15, P = .03

Predictor Emotional Regulation (Regression Coefficient [CI]) Motor Quality (Regression Coefficient [CI]) Temperament (Regression Coefficient [CI])

Birth weight 2.55 (−3.72 to 8.99) 0.97 (−1.15 to 3.31) −0.66 (−1.07 to −0.31)*
Weight gain 0.35 (−1.93 to 2.60) 0.44 (−0.35 to 1.23) 0.02 (−0.12 to 0.16)
6-month score 0.11 (0.02 to 0.19) 0.04 (0.23 to 0.65) NA
Gender −4.69 (−8.49 to −0.99) −0.31 (−1.62 to 0.99) −0.11 (−0.34 to 0.12)
Socioeconomic status 0.91 (−0.79 to 2.61) 0.34 (−0.25 to 0.94) −0.02 (−0.13 to 0.09)
Temperament −0.85 (−3.76 to 2.06) −0.40 (−1.41 to 0.61) NA
Maternal responsivity 0.19 (−0.72 to 1.11) −0.10 (−0.43 to 0.22) −0.08 (−0.13 to −0.03)*
Zinc 0.44 (−3.10 to 3.99) 0.47 (−0.77 to 1.71) 0.15 (−0.07 to 0.37)
Zinc × birth weight −0.001 (−0.01 to 0.02) −0.001 (−0.005 to 0.003) −0.73 (−1.47 to 0.01)
Model summary R2 = .14, P = .03 R2 = .20, P = .001 R2 = .19, P = .001
*

P < .01.

P < .05.

P = .056.