Table 3. Linear Regression Analysis: Independent Predictors of TPN Days, Ventilator Days, and Hospital Length of Stay. (A) Continuous Variables. (B) Categorical Variables.
| Variable | Outcome | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPN Days (per day) | Ventilator Days (per day) | Hospital Length of Stay (per day) | ||||
| β (95% CI) | p | β (95% CI) | p | β (95% CI) | p | |
| Transport Time (per min) | −0.02 (−0.07,0.02) | 0.28 | −0.002 (−0.008,0.008) | 0.67 | −0.04 (−0.01,0.02) | 0.21 |
| Stabilization Time (per min) | −0.004 (−0.12,0.11) | 0.94 | 0.01 (−0.02,0.03) | 0.67 | −0.01 (−0.1,0.1) | 0.90 |
| Closure Time (per hour) | 0.24 (0.03,0.35) | <0.0001 | 0.06 (0.03,0.08) | <0.0001 | 0.33 (0.19,0.46) | <0.0001 |
| β: Strength of association in multivariate model. CI: Confidence Interval. p: p-value | ||||||
| Variable | Outcome | |||||
| TPN Days | Ventilator Days | Hospital Length of Stay | ||||
| μ(95% CI) | p | μ(95% CI) | p | μ(95% CI) | p | |
| Prenatal GI Complication (Yes vs. No) | 12.5 (−15.0, 40.0) | 0.37 | 5.4 (−1.3, 12.1) | 0.11 | 30.7 (−4.2, 65.6) | 0.09 |
| Postnatal GI Complication (Yes vs. No) | 34.2 (12.6, 43.2) | 0.003 | 0.5 (−4.6, 5.6) | 0.84 | 37.3 (9.9, 64.7) | 0.009 |
| Amniotic Fluid Character (vs. Clear) | ||||||
| Bloody | 3.4 (−30.3, 33.7) | 0.84 | 3.7 (−4.5, 11.7) | 0.38 | −0.23 (−43.2, 42.7) | 0.99 |
| Meconium-Stained | 12.3 (−4.8, 29.4) | 0.16 | 1.1 (−3.0, 5.2) | 0.60 | 13.5 (−8.5, 35.5) | 0.23 |
| Maternal Complications (Yes vs. No) | −13.2 (-29.8, 3.3) | 0.12 | −0.14 (−4.1, 3.78) | 0.94 | −7.9 (−29.1, 13.3) | 0.47 |
μ: Mean difference within each category in multivariate model. CI: Confidence Interval. p: p-value