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Table 2 Estimated change in newborn birth weight by relevant maternal and newborn factors

From: A retrospective cohort study of factors relating to the longitudinal change in birth weight

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r

Parameter Estimate

Standard Error

T-statistic

P Value

Gestational Age (weeks)

0.367

139.1

1.65

84.13

<0.0001

BMI (kg/m2)

0.198

13.5

0.3

44.86

<0.0001

African American Race

−0.15

−145.8

4.17

−34.93

<0.0001

Male Sex

0.13

122.9

4.03

30.44

<0.0001

Smoking

−0.134

−156.6

5.02

−31.21

<0.0001

Parity

0.101

98.9

4.21

23.51

<0.0001

Diabetes

0.074

168.9

9.95

16.97

<0.0001

Hypertension

−0.029

−75.5

11.34

−6.65

<0.0001

Year (per one year change)

−0.016

−1.7

0.48

−3.66

0.0003

  1. Results from multiple regression model. Multivariate model adjusted R2 = 0.24