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Secondary Analysis: pma_at_first_oral_feeding vs pma_at_full_oral_feeding

Analysis of pma_at_first_oral_feeding vs pma_at_full_oral_feeding.

Unadjusted Model Results

Simple linear regression examining the direct relationship between pma_at_first_oral_feeding and pma_at_full_oral_feeding.

Model diagnostics warning: High multicollinearity detected (condition number > 30). Residuals may not be normally distributed (p < 0.05).

Outcome: pma_at_full_oral_feeding Predictor: pma_at_first_oral_feeding

                               OLS Regression Results                               
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Dep. Variable:     pma_at_full_oral_feeding   R-squared:                       0.386
Model:                                  OLS   Adj. R-squared:                  0.384
Method:                       Least Squares   F-statistic:                     142.3
Date:                      Tue, 05 Aug 2025   Prob (F-statistic):           9.22e-26
Time:                              04:28:15   Log-Likelihood:                -466.76
No. Observations:                       228   AIC:                             937.5
Df Residuals:                           226   BIC:                             944.4
Df Model:                                 1                                         
Covariance Type:                  nonrobust                                         
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                                coef    std err          t      P>|t|      [0.025      0.975]
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const                         2.0071      2.905      0.691      0.490      -3.717       7.731
pma_at_first_oral_feeding     1.0076      0.084     11.928      0.000       0.841       1.174
==============================================================================
Omnibus:                       56.696   Durbin-Watson:                   1.443
Prob(Omnibus):                  0.000   Jarque-Bera (JB):               99.246
Skew:                           1.313   Prob(JB):                     2.81e-22
Kurtosis:                       4.884   Cond. No.                         802.
==============================================================================

Notes:
[1] Standard Errors assume that the covariance matrix of the errors is correctly specified.

Unadjusted Plot

Plot showing relationship between pma_at_first_oral_feeding and pma_at_full_oral_feeding (LOESS with CI and OLS prediction).

pma_at_first_oral_feeding_vs_pma_at_full_oral_feeding_unadjusted.png

Model Variables (Adjusted Analysis)

Outcome: pma_at_full_oral_feeding Indep: pma_at_first_oral_feeding Gestational Age Var: gestational_age_weeks Confounders: ['gestational_age_weeks', 'birth_weight_grams', 'mechanical_ventilation', 'o2_device_at_36_weeks'] Covariates: ['medicalcomplexity']

Adjusted Model Results

Multiple regression examining the relationship between pma_at_first_oral_feeding and pma_at_full_oral_feeding, controlling for gestational age and other potential confounders.

Model diagnostics warning: High multicollinearity detected (condition number > 30). Residuals may not be normally distributed (p < 0.05).

Outcome: pma_at_full_oral_feeding Predictors: pma_at_first_oral_feeding, gestational_age_weeks, birth_weight_grams, mechanical_ventilation_no history of mechanical ventilation, o2_device_at_36_weeks_did NOT require respiratory support at 36 weeks, medicalcomplexity_Children with noncomplex chronic disease, medicalcomplexity_Children without chronic disease

                               OLS Regression Results                               
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Dep. Variable:     pma_at_full_oral_feeding   R-squared:                       0.470
Model:                                  OLS   Adj. R-squared:                  0.454
Method:                       Least Squares   F-statistic:                     27.92
Date:                      Tue, 05 Aug 2025   Prob (F-statistic):           2.65e-27
Time:                              04:28:17   Log-Likelihood:                -449.95
No. Observations:                       228   AIC:                             915.9
Df Residuals:                           220   BIC:                             943.3
Df Model:                                 7                                         
Covariance Type:                  nonrobust                                         
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                                                                            coef    std err          t      P>|t|      [0.025      0.975]
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const                                                                    12.9174      3.840      3.364      0.001       5.349      20.486
pma_at_first_oral_feeding                                                 0.8133      0.088      9.192      0.000       0.639       0.988
gestational_age_weeks                                                    -0.0943      0.115     -0.819      0.414      -0.321       0.133
birth_weight_grams                                                       -0.0005      0.001     -0.776      0.439      -0.002       0.001
mechanical_ventilation_no history of mechanical ventilation              -0.7477      0.292     -2.559      0.011      -1.324      -0.172
o2_device_at_36_weeks_did NOT require respiratory support at 36 weeks    -0.3311      0.309     -1.073      0.285      -0.939       0.277
medicalcomplexity_Children with noncomplex chronic disease               -0.1569      0.711     -0.221      0.825      -1.558       1.244
medicalcomplexity_Children without chronic disease                       -0.3238      0.559     -0.579      0.563      -1.426       0.779
==============================================================================
Omnibus:                       85.387   Durbin-Watson:                   1.649
Prob(Omnibus):                  0.000   Jarque-Bera (JB):              245.761
Skew:                           1.645   Prob(JB):                     4.30e-54
Kurtosis:                       6.878   Cond. No.                     4.23e+04
==============================================================================

Notes:
[1] Standard Errors assume that the covariance matrix of the errors is correctly specified.
[2] The condition number is large, 4.23e+04. This might indicate that there are
strong multicollinearity or other numerical problems.

Adjusted Plot

Plot showing adjusted relationship between pma_at_first_oral_feeding and pma_at_full_oral_feeding (LOESS with CI).

pma_at_first_oral_feeding_vs_pma_at_full_oral_feeding_adjusted.png

Relationship Analysis

Adjusted plot shows relationship.