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Table 2 Results for Average Daily Gut Symptoms: Crude and Adjusted Odds Ratios from Multivariate Logistic Regression

From: Effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment on gastrointestinal function and length of stay of preterm infants: an exploratory study

 

Average Daily Gut Symptoms*

Univariate O.R.

Adjusted O.R

 

≤ 0.44

> 0.44

O.R. (95%CI)

p > |χ2

O.R. (95%CI)

p > |χ2

N

262 (74.9)

88 (25.1)

    

Gender

      

   Females [R.C]

129 (75.9)

41 (24.1)

1

-

1

-

   Males

133 (73.9)

47 (26.1)

1.11 (0.68-1.80)

0.759

1.08 (0.65-1.79)

0.777

Gestational Age

      

   ≤ 32

57 (69.5)

25 (30.5)

1.20 (0.65-2.21)

0.670

1.02 (0.43-2.40)

0.965

   > 32, ≤ 35

112 (79.4)

29 (20.6)

0.71 (0.40-1.25)

0.293

0.72 (0.39-1.32)

0.292

   > 35 [R.C]

93 (73.2)

34 (26.8)

1

-

1

-

Birth Weight (grams)

      

   ≤ 1700

39 (67.2)

19 (32.8)

1.54 (0.80-2.96)

0.265

1.39 (0.55-3.46)

0.481

   > 1700, ≤ 2200

100 (76.9)

30 (23.1)

0.95 (0.55-1.63)

0.952

1.03 (0.55-1.93)

0.927

   > 2200 [R.C]

123 (75.9)

39 (24.1)

1

-

1

-

Oral feeding at admission

      

   No

192 (74.4)

66 (25.6)

1.09 (0.63-1.90)

0.860

1.18 (0.67-2.13)

0.583

   Yes [R.C]

70 (76.1)

22 (23.9)

1

-

1

-

OMT

      

   No [R.C]

128 (68.1)

60 (31.9)

1

-

1

-

   Yes

134 (82.7)

28 (17.3)

0.45 (0.27-0.74)

0.002

0.45 (0.26-0.74)

0.002

  1. R.C. = Reference Category
  2. * No. of episodes of Vomit, Regurgitation, Gastric residual and Enema