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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2015 Dec 3;36(4):291–295. doi: 10.1038/jp.2015.185

Table 2.

Multiple linear regression models for blood pressure intercepts

Systolic Mean Diastolic
Covariate β P β P β P
   EGA 0.60 0.59 0.68 0.42 0.723 0.40
   BW −0.003 0.70 −0.003 0.53 −0.003 0.51
   African-American race 4.49 0.02* 4.74 <0.01* 4.86 <0.01*
   Acute chorioamnionitis −6.18 <0.01* −3.45 0.02* −2.11 0.17
   Antenatal MgSO4 1.25 0.57 1.03 0.54 0.92 0.59
   Complete course of antenatal
   corticosteroidsa
4.89 0.02* 4.81 <0.01* 4.77 <0.01*
   Delayed umbilical cord clamping 5.32 0.16 4.25 0.13 3.72 0.20

Footnote:

*

Denotes significance at p < 0.05.

a

Defined as receiving two doses of betamethasone over a 48-hour period. All β coefficients are unstandardized.

Model summary: Systolic- R2=0.503, Mean- R2=0.556, Diastolic- R2=0.512.