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Table 3 Univariate analysis of EPI-related outcome indicators in the KMC Group

From: Kangaroo mother care enhances exclusive breastmilk feeding and shortens time to achieve full enteral feeding in extremely preterm infants requiring non-invasive assisted ventilation

Variable of outcome

Variable of analysis

β/OR(95%CI)

SE

t/Χ2

P

Time to full enteral feeding

KMC

-6.33 (-8.98,-3.68)

1.35

-4.68

0.001

Gender

0.54 (-2.31,3.39)

1.46

0.37

0.71

Gestational age(wk)

-2.47 (-4.05,-0.89)

0.81

-3.08

0.003

Birth age (min)

-0.12 (-0.28,0.04)

0.08

-1.46

0.15

Cesarean Section

1.36 (-1.67,4.39)

1.55

0.87

0.38

Sufficient prenatal

Steroids

-1.14 (-3.88,1.61)

1.40

-0.81

0.42

Assisted Reproductive Technology

-0.38 (-3.60,2.85)

1.65

-0.23

0.82

Birth weight(g)

0.001 (-0.01,0.01)

0.01

0.14

0.89

Birth length(cm)

-0.41 (-0.79,-0.03)

0.19

-2.11

0.04

Time to full oral feeding

KMC

-1.63 (-6.66,3.41)

2.57

-0.63

0.53

Gender

0.74 (-4.68,6.17)

2.77

0.27

0.79

Gestational age(wk)

1.59 (-1.39,4.59)

1.53

1.04

0.29

Birth age (min)

-0.23 (-0.53,0.07)

0.16

-1.45

0.15

Cesarean Section

3.05 (-2.72,8.81)

2.94

1.04

0.30

Sufficient prenatal

Steroids

5.49 (0.28,10.71)

2.66

2.06

0.04

Assisted Reproductive Technology

-1.71 (-7.83,4.42)

3.13

-0.55

0.58

Birth weight(g)

-0.03 (-0.056,-0.006)

0.01

-2.44

0.02

Birth length(cm)

0.05 (-0.68,0.78)

0.37

0.13

0.89

Exclusive breastmilk feeding for 24 h prior to discharge

KMC

2.43 (1.24, 4.78)

0.36

2.35

0.01

Gender

1.68 (0.86, 3.27)

0.39

0.88

0.13

Gestational age(wk)

0.92 (0.69, 1.24)

0.21

-0.21

0.59

Birth age (min)

0.97 (0.92, 1.01)

0.03

-1.59

0.14

Cesarean Section

0.88 (0.43, 1.81)

0.42

-0.19

0.74

Sufficient prenatal

Steroids

1.69 (0.86, 3.32)

0.37

1.23

0.13

Assisted Reproductive Technology

1.42 (0.66, 3.04)

0.45

0.53

0.37

Birth weight(g)

0.99 (0.99, 1.00)

0.002

-0.19

0.35

Birth length(cm)

0.99 (0.91, 1.08)

0.05

0.93

0.84

Nosocomial Infection

KMC

0.005 (0.09,10.93)

1.22

0.004

0.99

Gender

19.36651 (0,-)

-

0.007

0.99

Gestational age(wk)

0.51 (0.29,9.52)

0.88

0.58

0.56

Birth age (min)

-0.08 (0.73,1.17)

0.12

-0.65

0.51

Cesarean Section

-0.28 (0.04,15.01)

1.53

-0.19

0.85

Sufficient prenatal

Steroids

0.08 (0.09,11.89)

1.22

0.067

0.95

Assisted Reproductive Technology

-0.69 (0.02,16.58)

1.78

-0.39

0.69

Birth weight(g)

0.003 (0.99,1.01)

0.01

0.54

0.59

Birth length(cm)

0.15 (0.85,1.58)

0.16

0.97

0.33

Hospitalization expenses

KMC

-32832.48 (-51897.37,-13767.59)

9726.98

-3.37

0.001

Gender

14101.79 (-6447.43,34651.01)

10484.3

1.34

0.18

Gestational age(wk)

-19681.25 (-31026.83,-8335.65)

5788.57

-3.4

0.001

Birth age (min)

-665.75 (-1823.21,491.73)

590.55

-1.13

0.26

Cesarean Section

-11918.75 (-33750.45,9912.95)

11138.6

-1.07

0.29

Sufficient prenatal

Steroids

2910.52 (-16850.19,22671.23)

10,082

0.29

0.77

Assisted Reproductive Technology

23800.32 (595.49,47005.15)

11839.2

2.01

0.05

Birth weight(g)

16.18 (-78.55,110.96)

48.35

0.33

0.74

Birth length(cm)

668.95 (-2095.67,3433.56)

1410.52

0.47

0.64