Skip to main content

Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression analysis of successful PDA closure following first course of indomethacin

From: Base excess and hematocrit predict response to indomethacin in very low birth weight infants with patent ductus arteriosus

Bedside clinical parametera

OR (95% CI)

P value

Base excess

1.81 (1.36–2.60)

0.0001

Hematocrit

1.21 (1.01–1.45)

0.04

Fluid intake

0.97 (0.92–1.01)

0.16

Pretreatment weight

0.99 (0.99–1.00)

0.13

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. apH and HCO3 were not included in the model because of collinearity with base excess