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This analysis includes a quadratic term for time_to_first (i.e., both the variable and its square are included in the model).

Secondary Analysis: time_to_first vs pma_at_full_oral_feeding

Analysis of time_to_first vs pma_at_full_oral_feeding.

Unadjusted Model Results

Simple quadratic regression examining the direct relationship between time_to_first 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: time_to_first and its square

                               OLS Regression Results                               
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Dep. Variable:     pma_at_full_oral_feeding   R-squared:                       0.371
Model:                                  OLS   Adj. R-squared:                  0.366
Method:                       Least Squares   F-statistic:                     66.48
Date:                      Tue, 05 Aug 2025   Prob (F-statistic):           2.06e-23
Time:                              04:28:04   Log-Likelihood:                -469.49
No. Observations:                       228   AIC:                             945.0
Df Residuals:                           225   BIC:                             955.3
Df Model:                                 2                                         
Covariance Type:                  nonrobust                                         
====================================================================================
                       coef    std err          t      P>|t|      [0.025      0.975]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
const               34.4876      0.517     66.712      0.000      33.469      35.506
time_to_first        0.0323      0.023      1.410      0.160      -0.013       0.078
time_to_first_sq     0.0004      0.000      1.723      0.086   -5.57e-05       0.001
==============================================================================
Omnibus:                       93.523   Durbin-Watson:                   1.852
Prob(Omnibus):                  0.000   Jarque-Bera (JB):              372.626
Skew:                           1.654   Prob(JB):                     1.22e-81
Kurtosis:                       8.318   Cond. No.                     1.21e+04
==============================================================================

Notes:
[1] Standard Errors assume that the covariance matrix of the errors is correctly specified.
[2] The condition number is large, 1.21e+04. This might indicate that there are
strong multicollinearity or other numerical problems.

Unadjusted Plot

Plot showing relationship between time_to_first and pma_at_full_oral_feeding (LOESS with CI and Quadratic prediction).

time_to_first_vs_pma_at_full_oral_feeding_quadratic.png

Model Variables (Adjusted Analysis)

Outcome: pma_at_full_oral_feeding Indep: time_to_first 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 time_to_first 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: time_to_first, gestational_age_weeks, time_to_first_sq, 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                               
====================================================================================
Dep. Variable:     pma_at_full_oral_feeding   R-squared:                       0.474
Model:                                  OLS   Adj. R-squared:                  0.454
Method:                       Least Squares   F-statistic:                     24.62
Date:                      Tue, 05 Aug 2025   Prob (F-statistic):           7.81e-27
Time:                              04:28:06   Log-Likelihood:                -449.28
No. Observations:                       228   AIC:                             916.6
Df Residuals:                           219   BIC:                             947.4
Df Model:                                 8                                         
Covariance Type:                  nonrobust                                         
=========================================================================================================================================
                                                                            coef    std err          t      P>|t|      [0.025      0.975]
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const                                                                    13.9591      3.946      3.538      0.000       6.183      21.735
time_to_first                                                             0.0862      0.029      2.946      0.004       0.029       0.144
gestational_age_weeks                                                     0.7175      0.133      5.386      0.000       0.455       0.980
time_to_first_sq                                                          0.0003      0.000      1.137      0.257      -0.000       0.001
birth_weight_grams                                                       -0.0007      0.001     -1.111      0.268      -0.002       0.001
mechanical_ventilation_no history of mechanical ventilation              -0.7720      0.293     -2.636      0.009      -1.349      -0.195
o2_device_at_36_weeks_did NOT require respiratory support at 36 weeks    -0.3359      0.309     -1.089      0.277      -0.944       0.272
medicalcomplexity_Children with noncomplex chronic disease               -0.1549      0.710     -0.218      0.828      -1.555       1.245
medicalcomplexity_Children without chronic disease                       -0.3232      0.559     -0.578      0.564      -1.425       0.779
==============================================================================
Omnibus:                       87.532   Durbin-Watson:                   1.687
Prob(Omnibus):                  0.000   Jarque-Bera (JB):              268.784
Skew:                           1.656   Prob(JB):                     4.31e-59
Kurtosis:                       7.161   Cond. No.                     1.02e+05
==============================================================================

Notes:
[1] Standard Errors assume that the covariance matrix of the errors is correctly specified.
[2] The condition number is large, 1.02e+05. This might indicate that there are
strong multicollinearity or other numerical problems.

Adjusted Plot

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

time_to_first_vs_pma_at_full_oral_feeding_adjusted.png

Relationship Analysis

Adjusted plot shows relationship.