Table 5.
Variables | β | SE β | Wald’s | OR & 95% for OR | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constant | −4.31 | 1.20 | 12.86 | <0.001 ** | |
Gender | |||||
Female | 1 | - | |||
Male | −0.38 | 0.71 | 0.29 | 0.68 (1.71, 2.78) | 0.74 |
Gestational Age | |||||
Moderate to Late Preterm | 1 | - | |||
Extremely to Very Preterm | 0.25 | 0.75 | 0.11 | 1.29 (0.30, 5.54) | 0.74 |
Birth Weight | |||||
Low Birth Weight | 1 | - | |||
Very Low to Extremely Low Birth Weight | 2.74 | 1.05 | 6.80 | 15.41 (2.00, 120.34) | 0.01 ** |
Necrotizing Enterocolitis | |||||
No | 1 | - | |||
Yes | 0.11 | 0.79 | 0.02 | 1.11 (0.27, 5.17) | 0.90 |
Length of Time on the Ventilator | 0.09 | 0.03 | 8.28 | 1.09 (1.03, 1.15) | 0.004 ** |
β: regression coefficient in the multivariate analysis; SE β: standard error; ** p ≤ 0.05.