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Explanatoiy vaiiables, Biet uioup anu Baseline Cholesteiol, have an effect on seium
cholesteiol level.

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If BNI woulu inciease by 1 kgm2 then his oi hei seium cholesteiol level woulu
inciease by u.2S mg1uu mL on aveiage assuming all othei vaiiables all helu
constant.

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If BNI woulu inciease by 1u kgm2 then his oi hei seium cholesteiol level woulu
inciease by 2.S mg1uu mL on aveiage assuming all othei vaiiables all helu
constant.

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Females: =-11.2Sx1+u.8Sx2+u.2SxS+-S.u2x4
x4=u
89:;<9=: =-11.2Sx1+u.8Sx2+u.2SxS+-S.u2(u) > ?**2@+A*BC2,+A@BC2@DAD

Nales: =-11.2Sx1+u.8Sx2+u.2SxS+-S.u2x4
x4=1
";<9=: =-11.2Sx1+u.8Sx2+u.2SxS+-S.u2(1) >?**2@+A*BC2,+A@BC2@DADB?D2C@

A woman is moie likely to have a highei seium cholesteiol level eight weeks aftei
the stait of the stuuy on aveiage it woulu be S.u2 mg1uumL highei. Bowevei it is
not statistically significant.

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E>12,CD3B*2*,3,A*BC23,4+A@

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A B1 value of 1.1848 means that foi eveiy 1 inciease in gestation age theie will be a
1.1848 inciease in systolic bloou piessuie.

A B2 value of u.487S means that foi eveiy 1 inciease in apgai scoie theie will be a
1.1848 inciease in systolic bloou piessuie.

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E>12,CD3B*2*,3,A*BC23,4+A@
A* > D*
A@ > 4
E>12,CD3B*2*,3,FD*G BC23,4+F4G > 3121+


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gestage t = 1.uS7 with p-value of u.29S2 > u.uS
Faileu to ieject Bu: B2 = u at a u.uS level of significance.

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R-squaieu of u.u8944 inuicates how much of the vaiiability in the obseiveu value of
systolic bloou piessuie can be explaineu by the vaiiables incluueu. 0nly, u.u9% of
the vaiiability seen in obseiveu values can be explaineu by the vaiiables gestage anu
apgaiS.

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Plot of systolic bloou piessuie vs iesiuual values fiom the fitteu mouel



Plot of fitteu values of systolic bloou piessuie vs iesiuual values fiom the fitteu
mouel

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Estimateu least squaies mouel is
E>*C2CC4*B*2@-@-A*B*2D+-+A@

Estimateu coefficient of sex is positive, male infants woulu tenu to have a gieatei
systolic bloou piessuie. 0n aveiage it woulu be 1.SS6 mm Bg highei.

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Nale: =1u.uu71+1.2626x1+1.SS6Sx2
Nale ! x2 = 1
";<9 E>**2D-D-B*2@-@-A*

Female: =1u.uu71+1.2626x1+1.SS6Sx2
Female ! x2 = u
89:;<9) E>*C2CC4*B*2@-@-A*

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aie incluueu above.


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Summaiy of multiple iegiession mouel excluuing inteiacting vaiiable
E>*C2CC4*B*2@-@-A*B*2D+-+A@




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The aujusteu R2 befoie the inteiaction teim is auueu to the iegiession mouel is
u.6SS6. The aujusteu R2 aftei the inteiaction teim is auueu is iuentical to the one
without the vaiiable. Theiefoie, gestation age's effect on systolic bloou piessuie
uoes not uepenu on the genuei of the infant.

Summaiy of multiple iegiession mouel excluuing inteiacting vaiiable
E>**2D-D-B*2@-@-A*B*2D+-+A@
The coefficient of vaiiation foi the inteiaction teim is not statistically uiffeient fiom
u (p=.SS18). Theiefoie, gestational age uoes not have a uiffeient effect on sbp
uepenuing on the gentei of the infant.

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I woulu not incluue both sex anu gestate*sex (the inteiaction vaiiable).
Simultaneously incluuing intiouuces collineaiiyt into the mouel. The infants sex anu
the gestation age-sex inteiaction teim aie highly coiielateu. Theii peaison
coefficient is u.99S4. Also, fiom the R-output above in pait c, you can see that the
coefficient foi sex changes fiom 1.S6 to -1S.16 anu the stanuaiu eiioi has inciease
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PBI : =2S.871+2.169x1
NBI: =1u6.4+S.2S8x1

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A chilu with low-flow bypass will have a highei PBI than a chilu assigneu to the
ciiculatoiy aiiest gioup. 0n aveiage, they woulu have a 2.169 highei scoie.

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A chilu with low-flow bypass will have a highei NBI than a chilu assigneu to the
ciiculatoiy aiiest gioup. 0n aveiage, they woulu have a S.2S8 highei scoie.

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No, in neithei NBI oi PBI simple lineai mouels was the titment vaiiable statistically
significant.