Table 3 The quantile regression analysis of the influencing factors of salivary sIgA in the two groups on the 7th day after birth.

From: Oropharyngeal administration of mother’s own milk influences levels of salivary sIgA in preterm infants fed by gastric tube

 

P5

P25

P50

P75

P95

β

p

β

p

β

p

β

p

β

p

Intervention

0

……

0.690

0

31.770

0.001

137.660

0

289.160

0.005

Mode of delivery

0

……

0

1

9.810

0.510

118.240

0.003

129.930

0.270

Gestational age at birth

0

……

0

1

− 1.497

0.676

− 22.882

0.026

− 58.047

0.002

  1. P5 5th percentile of sIgA concentration, P25 25th percentile of sIgA concentration, P50 50th percentile of sIgA concentration, P75 75th percentile of sIgA concentration, P95 95th percentile of sIgA concentration, β beta value.