Table 5 Bi-variable and multivariable Cox regression analysis of predictors of adequate weight gain among low-birth-weight preterm neonates admitted to the NICU of public hospitals in Bahir Dar city, northwest Ethiopia, 2023.
Predictors | Category | Adequate weight gain | CHR (95% CI) | AHR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Censors | ||||
Mode of delivery | C/S | 38 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
SVD | 182 | 115 | 0.37 (0.098, 0.849) | 1.53 (1.050, 2.254) * | |
Medical problem of mother | Yes | 21 | 11 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
No | 199 | 113 | 0.92 (0.141, 0.998) | 1.63 (1.028, 2.593) * | |
Birth complication | No | 21 | 13 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Yes | 199 | 111 | 1.01 (1.001, 1.974) | 1.54 (0.966, 2.463) | |
Frequency of feeding | Every three hours | 8 | 14 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Every two hours | 212 | 110 | 3.37 (2.252, 3.957) | 0.54 (0.261, 1.136) | |
Initiation of feeding | Within one hour | 203 | 114 | 1.04 (1.002, 1.277) | 0.67 (0.399, 0.926) |
After one our | 17 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Methods of feeding | Tube | 101 | 61 | 0.87 (0.615, 0.960) | 1.08 (1.012, 1.428) |
Breast | 119 | 63 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
History of preterm | No | 195 | 110 | 0.99 (0.453, 1.056) | 0.7 (0.458, 0.920) |
Yes | 25 | 14 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Duration of labor | ≤ 12 h | 211 | 81 | 2.44 (1.210, 2.811) | 3.18 (1.579, 6.413) * |
> 12 Hours | 9 | 43 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Types of milk | Breast | 201 | 111 | 1.23 (1.034, 1.894) | 0.68 (0.410, 0.850) |
Mixed | 19 | 13 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
