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Table 8 Regression analysis of predictor variables for percentage of neonatal weight loss at 60 hours postpartum (n = 37)

From: An observational study of associations among maternal fluids during parturition, neonatal output, and breastfed newborn weight loss

Variable

B

β

Sr2*

(incremental)

p

Constant

15.507

   

2-hr pre-birth IV fluids (mls)

0.001

0.371

0.076

0.024

Gestational age (weeks)

-0.339

-0.143

-

0.376

Birth weight (grams)

0.000

0.071

-

0.657

Onset of lactogenesis II

(1 </= 72 hours, 2 > 72 hours)

1.484

0.254

-

0.104

  1. R2 = 0.286 (F4,33 = 3.310, p = 0.022) (Adjusted R2 = 0.200)
  2. Unique variability = 0.076, Shared variability 0.210
  3. * Sr2 only reported for significant predictors
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International Breastfeeding Journal

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