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Table 6 Contributions of individual variables to the reduction in the rate of low-birthweight babies during the period of 2000–2015

From: Non-linear association of low birthweight with risk factors including women’s BMI: evidence from an international comparison

 

Mean

Contribution

Variable

2000

2015

\(\:{\Delta}\)R_LBW_HAT

%

BMI

24.9

26.1

-0.7

54.2

lnGDP

8.8

9.3

-0.2

13.3

EMPLOYEE

22.5

25.9

0.0

-2.6

BIRTH_STAFF

77.3

93.3

-0.1

4.9

YOUNG_MOTHER

6.4

5.0

-0.4

30.1

R_LBW_HAT (Total)

10.3

9.0

-1.3

100

  1. R_LBW_HAT is the fitted value of R_LBW using the estimates in Column (1) of Table 4. \(\:{\Delta\:}\)R_LBW_HAT was calculated from the change in the magnitude of the variables and the estimates of the coefficients between 2000 and 2015
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