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