logistic regression is a statistical modelling technique which may be applied to estimate the simultaneous effect of a set of predictors ( e.g . gestational age , birthweight ) on the risk of a certain outcome variable ( e.g . neonatal death ) which can take either one of two possible values ( yes/no , alive/dead ) or in the situation where one wants to estimate the effect of a particular risk factor ( e.g . sex ) while adjusting ( correcting ) for the effect of other risk factors ( e.g . gestational age ) .
C0410916
neonatal death
C0011065
dead