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Table 2 Regression model for masseter activity

From: Electromyographic analysis of masseter muscle in newborns during suction in breast, bottle or cup feeding

Variables in model

Odds ratio (OR)

P

95% confidence interval for OR

Upper bound

Lower bound

Birth weight (grams)

0.010

0.001

0.004

0.016

Bottle-feeding

-10.392

0.002

-16.741

-4.042

  1. Final regression model for variables predicting masseter muscle activity in electromiography (EMG) of term infants (in percentage of Root Mean Square).
  2. R2 = 0.239 (P = 0.002).