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. 2016 Mar;137(3):e20153123. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-3123

TABLE 2.

Multivariable Logistic Regression Model for NEC

Birth Weight
OR (95% CI)
Birth weight (100-g increase) 0.84 (0.82–0.86)*
No DHM 1.15 (1.03–1.28)*
Maternal age
 <20 years 1.13 (0.96–1.33)
 20–29 years 1.00 (ref)
 30–39 years 0.86 (0.77–0.97)*
 ≥40 years 0.83 (0.66–1.03)
No prenatal care 0.99 (0.77–1.28)
Multiple versus singleton birth 0.97 (0.86–1.10)
Outborn versus inborn location 1.05 (0.91–1.21)
NICU level
 Regional 1.00 (ref)
 Community 0.67 (0.60–0.75)*
 Intermediate 0.41 (0.30–0.56)*
 Non-CCS 0.54 (0.41–0.73)*
Cesarean versus vaginal delivery 0.88 (0.79–0.99)*
Race
 White 1.00 (ref)
 Native American 1.43 (0.78–2.60)
 Asian/Pacific Islander 1.18 (0.97–1.44)
 African American 1.32 (1.12–1.57)*
 Other 1.48 (1.05–2.09)*
Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic 1.00 (ref)
 Hispanic 1.28 (1.12–1.47)*
Apgar score (5 minute)
 0–3 1.00 (ref)
 4–6 1.36 (1.09–1.69)*
 7–10 1.47 (1.19–1.80)*
Female versus male 0.82 (0.74–0.91)*
Major birth defect 1.19 (1.02–1.40)*
Normal weight for gestational age 1.57 (1.33, 1.84)*
*

P < .05.