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Table 3 Generalized estimating equation models for comparing the outcomes across time between the two groups

From: Feasibility of a guided participation discharge program for very preterm infants in a neonatal intensive care unit: a randomized controlled trial

Outcomes

Regression coefficients of the GEE models

Crude model

 

Adjusted model #

 

B (95% CI)

P

B (95% CI)

P

PSOC

 Group

−0.80 (−8.87, 7.72)

0.84

1.20 (−8.20, 10.60)

0.80

 T1

4.24 (0.87, 7.62)

0.14

4.16 (0.85, 7.48)

0.01

 T2

4.17 (−0.37, 8.71)

0.07

4.00 (−0.40, 8.41)

0.07

 T3

4.80 (−0.05, 9.60)

0.05

4.66 (0.08, 9.23)

0.05

 Group* T1

0.35 (−4.58, 5.29)

0.89

0.27 (−4.64, 5.17)

0.92

 Group* T2

0.57 (−7.16, 8.30)

0.88

0.57 (−7.07, 8.20)

0.89

 Group* T3

- 0.75 (−8.66, 7.16)

0.85

−0.90 (−8.58, 6.78)

0.82

PSS

 Group

−0.93 (−4.67, 2.80)

0.62

−1.38 (−6.02, 3.26)

0.56

 T1

−1.80 (−4.27, 0.68)

0.15

− 1.77 (− 4.24, 0.70)

0.16

 T2

−2.23 (−5.33, 0.88)

0.16

−2.19 (−5.31, 0.92)

0.17

 T3

−3.68 (− 6.99, − 0.37)

0.03

−3.61 (− 6.95, − 0.28)

0.03

 Group* T1

−0.98 (− 4.87, 2.85)

0.62

−0.96 (− 4.83, 2.91)

0.63

 Group* T2

− 0.88 (− 5.01, 3.24)

0.68

−0.81 (− 5.02, 3.39)

0.71

 Group* T3

− 0.31 (− 4.46, 3.84)

0.88

−0.26 (− 4.49, 3.98)

0.91

  1. GEE Generalized estimating equations
  2. Only the model estimates of regression coefficients of the dummy variables for the group [Group: 0 = Control (reference); 1 = Intervention], time points (T1, T2 and T3 with the baseline (T0) as reference), time points and group interaction terms (Group*T1, Group*T2 and Group*T3) are shown for the generalized estimating equation models
  3. #With adjustment for birth weight and gestational age of the very preterm infants