Research Article

A Focused Bayesian Information Criterion

Table 3

Description of variables used for logistic regression (Hosmer and Lemeshow [46]).

LabelDescription

Indicator of birth weight (BWT) less than 2.5 kg
Mother’s age in years
Mother’s weight in pounds at last menstrual period
Mother’s race (1 = white, 2 = black, and 3 = other)
Smoking status during pregnancy
Number of previous premature labours
History of hypertension
Presence of uterine irritability
Number of physician visits during the first trimester
Birth weight in grams