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BPD (Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia) by birth weight. Proportion of BPD decreases with birthweight. Q: Can we give a more precise functional form to the relationship between the probability of having BPD and birthweight?.
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BPD (Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia) by birth weight Proportion of BPD decreases with birthweight.
Q: Can we give a more precise functional form to the relationship between the probability of having BPD and birthweight? Ans: Yes, if exact birthweights rather than birthweight categories are recorded. By fitting a logistic regression model to the dichotomous response BPD.
Dichotomous Outcomes BPD No BPD
Topic 18: Logistic regression In linear regression, continuous Y:
Logistic regression of BPD on birthweight Logit estimates Number of obs = 223 W = 62.42 (df=1) p value = 0.0000 Log likelihood = -111.86031 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BPD | Coef. Std. Err. z P>|z| [95% Conf. Interval] ---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------- birthwt | -.0042291 .0006409 -6.599 0.000 -.0054852 -.0029731 _cons | 4.034291 .6957847 5.798 0.000 2.670578 5.398004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Logistic regression of BPD on birthweight Logit estimates Number of obs = 223 W = 62.42 (df=1) p value = 0.0000 Log likelihood = -111.86031 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BPD | Odds Ratio Std. Err. z P>|z| [95% Conf. Interval] ---------+-------------------------------------------------------------------- birthwt | .9957798 .0006381 -6.599 0.000 .9945298 .9970313 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------