Table 5. Logistic regression model of independent predictors of death among term admitted newborns (excluding congenital malformations).

Variables	Bivariate analysis OR (95%CI)	P-value	Multivariable analysis with all variables into the model	P-value	Multivariable analysis after backward LR elimination	P-value
			AOR (95%CI)		AOR (95%CI)
Foetal heart rate
Normal	1		1
Abnormal	1.69 (0.81–3.54)	0.15	1.12 (0.35–3.53)	0.84
Amniotic fluid colour
Normal	1		1
Thick meconium	3.24 (1.68–6.23)	<0.001	2.36 (0.95–5.86)	0.063
Apgar score 5 minute
≥7	1		1
<7	9.11 (5.01–16.58)	<0.001	3.74 (1.44–9.68)	0.006	3.61 (1.67–7.81)	0.001
PPV
No	1		1		1
Yes	7.35 (3.09–17.49)	<0.001	4.58(1.23–17.06)	0.023	4.00 (1.40–11.44)	0.010
Oxygen saturation
<60%	5.8 (2.61–13.21)	<0.001	3.7 (1.24–11.10)	0.019	4.60 (1.82–11.65)	0.001

PPV, positive pressure ventilation; OR, odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; LR, likelihood ratio.