Table 4.

Multiple Stepwise Regression of Factors that Influence Neonatal Body Composition for Both African-American and Caucasian Neonates

	Cumulative R2*	Coefficient*	Standard Error
Birth weight
Gestational Age	0.098	0.142	0.023
Tobacco use	0.141	−0.284	0.056
Infant Sex (Male)	0.175	0.164	0.044
Race (Caucasian)	0.201	0.215	0.051
Pre-Pregnancy BMI	0.232	0.013	0.003
Weight Gain	0.262	0.012	0.003
Lean Body Mass
Gestational Age	0.132	0.114	0.016
Tobacco use	0.185	−0.195	0.038
Infant Sex (Male)	0.231	0.138	0.029
Race (Caucasian)	0.270	0.147	0.035
Weight Gain	0.288	0.008	0.002
Pre-Pregnancy BMI	0.310	0.007	0.002
Maternal Age	0.316	0.004	0.003
Percent Body Fat
Pre-Pregnancy BMI	0.056	0.138	0.022
Weight Gain	0.093	0.092	0.025
Tobacco use	0.106	−0.910	0.433
Gestational Age	0.117	0.381	0.182

R2 coefficient of determination; BMI, body mass index.

^*P <.05