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. 2012 Mar;56(1):40–48.

Table 5.

Results of linear regression models assessing the effects of infant group and other independent variables on change scores

Outcome Independent variable Unadjusted effect Coefficient (95% CI) P Value Adjusted effect Coefficient (95% CI) P Value
Crying
Infant subgroup <0.001 <0.001
  IFCIDS 2.6 (reference) 2.5 (reference)
  Colic minus IFCIDS 1.9 (1.0 to 2.9) 2.4 (1.1 to 3.6)
  IISMO minus IFCIDS 1.8 (0.7 to 2.8) 1.5 (0.3 to 2.7)
Age 0.04 (−0.06 to 0.1) 0.41 0.09 (−0.02 to 0.2) 0.10
Birth Weight −0.16 (−0.8 to 0.7) 0.63 −0.3 (−0.9 to 0.3) 0.36
Number of treatments −0.78 (−0.23 to 0.7) 0.32 0.10 (−0.07 to 0.28) 0.23
Gender
  Female 4.2 (reference) 0.86 3.1 (reference) 0.98
  Male −0.07 (−0.8 to 0.7) −0.06 (−0.8 to 0.7)
Refer by health care practitioner
  No 3.8 (reference) 0.17 3.0 (reference) 0.20
  Yes 0.5 (−0.2 to 1.3) 0.5 (−0.3 to 1.3)
Allergy/Asthma in family
  No 4.0 (reference) 0.37 3.6 (reference) 0.50
  Yes 0.3 (−0.4 to 1.1) 0.3 (−0.6 to 1.2)

Sleep
Infant subgroup <0.05 <0.001
  IFCIDS 2.2 (reference) 1.5 (reference)
  Colic minus IFCIDS 1.4 (0.1 to 2.7) 2.7 (1.5to 4.0)
  IISMO minus IFCIDS 2.2 (0.8 to 3.6) 2.5 (1.3 to 4.6)
Age 0.03 (−0.1 to 0.2) 0.44 0.02 (−0.1 to 0.2) 0.75
Birth Weight −0.7 (−1.5 to 0.2) 0.12 −0.7 (−1.5 to 0.2) 0.12
Number of treatments 0.18 (−0.04 to 0.37) 0.06 0.35 (0.13 to 0.56) 0.002
Gender
  Female 3.5 (reference) 0.56 3.6 (reference) 0.42
  Male 0.3 (−0.7 to 1.3) 0.3 (−0.5 to 1.1)
Refer by health care practitioner
  No 3.1 (reference) 0.06 3.0 (reference) 0.26
  Yes 1.0 (−0.04 to 2.0) 0.2 (−0.3 to 1.3)
Allergy/Asthma in family
  No 3.6 (reference) 0.87 3.1 (reference) 0.66
  Yes 0.1 (−0.9 to 1.1) 0.2 (−0.7 to 1.1)

Stress
Infant subgroup 0.11 0.03
  IFCIDS 3.1 (reference) 3.1 (reference)
  Colic minus IFCIDS 1.1 (0.03 to 2.1) 1.7 (0.6 to 2.9)
  IISMO minus IFCIDS 0.5 (−0.6 to 1.7) 0.3 (−0.8 to 1.4)
Age −0.02 (−0.1 to 0.1) 0.65 −0.007 (−0.1 to 0.1) 0.89
Birth Weight −0.2 (−0.9 to 0.5) 0.50 −0.13 (−0.8 to 0.5) 0.69
Number of treatments −0.02 (−0.19 to 0.14) 0.80 0.18 (−0.02 to 0.38) 0.07
Gender
  Female 3.8 (reference) 0.77 3.8 (reference) 0.90
  Male 0.1 (−0.7 to 0.9) −0.04 (−0.8 to 0.7)
Refer by health care practitioner
  No 3.3 (reference) 0.02 3.3(reference) 0.39
  Yes 0.9 (0.1 to 1.7) 0.3 (−0.4 to 0.7)
Allergy/Asthma in family
  No 3.7 (reference) 0.64 3.4 (reference) 0.66
  Yes 0.2 (−0.6 to 1.0) 0.2 (−0.7 to 1.0)

Consolability
Infant subgroup <0.001 <0.001
  IFCIDS 3.0 (reference) 2.8 (reference)
  Colic minus IFCIDS 2.0 (1.0 to 3.0) 2.7 (1.6 to 3.7)
  IISMO minus IFCIDS 0.2 (−0.9 to 1.3) 0.4 (−0.6 to 1.4)
Age −0.07 (−0.2 to 0.04) 0.19 0.03 (−0.07 to 0.1) 0.60
Birth Weight 0.2 (−0.4 to 0.9) 0.48 0.06 (−0.5 to 0.7) 0.85
Number of treatments −0.15 (−0.3 to 0.02) 0.07 0.15 (−0.03 to 0.34) 0.10
Gender
  Female 4.4 (reference) 0.20 3.9 (reference) 0.53
  Male −0.5(−1.3 to 0.3) −0.2 (−0.9 to 0.5)
Refer by health care practitioner
  No 3.7 (reference) 0.07 3.7 (reference) 0.34
  Yes 0.7 (−0.06 to 1.6) 0.3 (−0.4 to 1.0)
Allergy/Asthma in family
  No 4.1 (reference) 0.64 3.6 (reference) 0.90
  Yes 0.2 (−0.6 to 1.0) 0.06 (−0.7 to 0.8)