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. 2022 Feb 12;22:88. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03156-x

Table 2.

Linear regression modeling

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
16 variables from bivariate analysis (Bayley 5 subscales at 2 years separately) 16 variables from bivariate analysis (Bayley 5 subscales at 2 years separately) 12 variables from bivariate analysis (Bayley at 2 years aggregated) 12 variables from bivariate analysis (Bayley at 2 years aggregated)
Regression linear regression stepwise backward regression linear regression stepwise backward regression
No of significant predictors 1 5 2 4
Adjusted R2 0.5362 0.5491 0.5474 0.5701
RMSE 12.292 12.12 12.144 11.835
F 8.23 25.36 11.08 34.15
p > F 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
AIC 808.8262 796.4019 803.0702 790.6543

AIC Akaike information criterion, BSID Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, RMSE Root mean square error