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Table 2 Predictors of selected outcomes (ASQ-II total score) at 4 and 12 months of age: results of final step of backward selection multivariate linear regression analysis

From: Prelabour caesarean section and neurodevelopmental outcome at 4 and 12 months of age: an observational study

Model

ASQ-II total score 4 months

ASQ-II total score 12 months

n

F (P)

R2

n

F (P)

R2

418

32.8 (< 0.001)

0.132

397

12.3 (< 0.001)

0.060

β

95% CI

P

β

95% CI

P

Intercept

− 223.8

(− 341.6; −106.1)

< 0.001

− 278.9

− 484.7; − 73.1

0.008

Gestational age

8.1

(5.5; 10.7)

< 0.001

4.5

1.0; 8.0

0.01

Age at test (days)

1.3

(0.8; 1.8)

< 0.001

0.9

0.5; 1.3

< 0.001

  1. Variables entered in model-For ASQ 4 months: maternal age, gestational age, length at birth, weight at birth, and age of infant at ASQ testing at 4 months; For ASQ 12 months: gestational age, Apgar score at 5 min, and age of infant at ASQ testing at 12 months