Covariates | Estimation | 95% CI | p-value |
|---|
HLA-G in maternal blood | No (n = 32) | | | |
Yes (n = 120) | 1.23 | 0.72; 1.90 | <10-3 |
Low birth weight | No (n = 140) | | | |
| | Yes (n = 12) | 0.73 | 0.04; 1.83 | 0.040 |
- Estimation represents regression coefficients which can be positive or negative. Regression coefficients measure the increase (positive value) or decrease (negative value) of the dependent variable (level of sHLA-G in cord blood at birth) due to the presence of independent ones. Covariates included in linear multivariate regression were sHLA-G quantification in maternal blood, low birth weight and placental infection. Information concerning the three covariates was available for 152 infants. Covariates with significant p values were presented in the Table 3.
