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Table 3 Hierarchal linear regression (final model) to identify factors associated with birth weight

From: Determinants of birthweight in rural Sri Lanka; a cohort study

 

Beta (95% CI)

p

explained unique variance %

Parity (primy/ multi)

0.04 (-45.25, 86.11)

0.54

0.1

Sex of the baby (Male/female)

-0.08 (-163.28, 10.30)

0.08

0.7

Maternal age (years)

0.07 (-4.15, 14.83)

0.27

0.3

Gestation period at pregnancy registration (weeks)

0.03 (-11.16, 20.59)

0.56

0.1

Chronic/gestational diabetes (did not have/ Has)

0.02 (-70.73, 115.33)

0.64

0

Chronic or pregnancy-induced hypertension (did not have/had)

-0.04 (-331.59, 150.67)

0.46

0.1

BMI (kg/m2) at the time of pregnancy registration

0.21 (10.56, 29.61)

0

3.9

Psychosocial wellbeing

0.11 (7.47, 98.44)

0.02

1.2

Socio economic status

0.01 (-38.84, 49.03)

0.82

0

Preterm (yes/not)

0.27 (247.11, 520.31)

0

6.9