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Table 5 Logistic regression predicting likelihood of ‘effective suckling within the first 60 minutes of life

From: Effective suckling in relation to naked maternal-infant body contact in the first hour of life: an observation study

    

95% CI, Odds Ratio

Predictor

β (SE)

Wald

p

OR

Lower

Upper

Suction (n = 21)

-1.735 (.830)

4.371

.037

.176

.035

.897

Chin nudges breast (n = 53)

1.331 (.665)

4.007

.045

3.784

1.028

13.927

Parity – Multipara (n = 42)

1.383 (.566)

5.969

.015

3.988

1.315

12.097

Constant

-1.930 (.719)

7.194

.007

.145

  
  1. Nagelkerke R2 = .35.
  2. Hosmer and Lemeshow Chi-square, .695, df = 5, p = .983.
  3. Percent correctly classified 74.4%.
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