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. 2021 Jan 28;16(1):e0245387. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245387

Table 3. Multivariable model compared to model excluding significantly imputed variables.

Final model Final model excluding imputed variables
Variable Parameter estimate(s) SE P-value Parameter estimate(s) SE P-value
Intercept 11.02142 5.68115 0.0525 10.68852 5.67347 0.0597
Maternal race
    Asian -0.15719 0.03980 <0.0001* -0.16569 0.03971 <0.0001*
    Black/African American 0.00283 0.02518 0.9105 0.01100 0.02500 0.6599
    Multiple races -0.09668 0.05513 0.0796 -0.08903 0.05504 0.1059
    Other -0.00151 0.02850 0.9579 0.00601 0.02837 0.8322
    Unknown -0.02251 0.04450 0.6130 -0.01811 0.04452 0.6841
Maternal first trimester BMI
    Underweight -0.10882 0.05894 0.0650 NA NA NA
    Overweight 0.01170 0.01860 0.5294
    Obese 0.03154 0.01762 0.0736
Maternal hypertension during pregnancy -0.00294 0.01909 0.8777 0.00664 0.01841 0.7182
Preeclampsia 0.00653 0.01859 0.7256 0.00738 0.01860 0.6917
Birth year -0.00552 0.00282 0.0507 -0.00538 0.00282 0.0564
Multiple(s) 0.02730 0.01593 0.0867 0.02301 0.01579 0.1452
Gestational age (weeks) 0.01599 0.00569 0.0049* 0.01040 0.00506 0.0401*
Birth weight (gr) -0.00002 0.00003 0.4994 -0.00004 0.00002 0.0553
Birth length (cm) -0.00022 0.00337 0.9469 NA NA NA
Head circumference (cm) -0.00915 0.00529 0.0837 NA NA NA
TPN -0.02370 0.02119 0.2634 -0.03083 0.02076 0.1376
Received dextrose 0.03910 0.01818 0.0316* 0.03964 0.01811 0.0287*
Length of birth hospitalization stay (days) -0.00029 0.00037 0.4378 -0.00023 0.00037 0.5365

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; cm, centimeters; gr, grams; SE, standard error; TPN, total parenteral nutrition.

Referent groups: White maternal race, normal maternal first trimester BMI, no hypertension, no preeclampsia, singleton, no TPN, no dextrose.

*p<0.05. P-values were calculated using multivariable linear regression.