Behavioural Neurology

Research Article

The Relationship between Gentle Tactile Stimulation on the Fetus and Its Temperament 3 Months after Birth

Table 6

Multivariable linear-regression analysis of the score of 3 dimensions of the babies on independent factors (^b).


Dependent variable	Self-variable	Crude estimated	95.0% CI			Adjusted estimated ^a	95.0% CI
Dependent variable	Self-variable	Crude estimated	Lower Bound	Upper Bound		Adjusted estimated ^a	Lower Bound	Upper Bound

Adaptability	Gentle tactile stimulation (irregular)	−.127	−.314	.061	0.185	−0.084	−.294	.126	0.432
Adaptability	Gentle tactile stimulation (regular)	−.449	−.623	−.274	0.000	−0.427	−.628	−.226	0.000

Approach/withdrawal	Gentle tactile stimulation (irregular)	−.142	−.291	.006	0.059	−.154	−.323	0.014	0.072
Approach/withdrawal	Gentle tactile stimulation (regular)	−.245	−.383	−.107	0.001	−.259	−.420	−.097	0.014

Persistence	Gentle tactile stimulation (irregular)	−.035	−.208	.138	0.693	.026	−.174	0.225	0.801
Persistence	Gentle tactile stimulation (regular)	−.278	−.439	−.117	0.001	−.226	−.417	−.035	0.020

Adjusted for confounding factors: musical fetal education, temperament tendency of woman, pregnant woman being only child, and annual family income.
^b2 cases which did not answer the question about family income were excluded.