Clinical Study
Factors Affecting Bilirubin Levels during First 48 Hours of Life in Healthy Infants
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of study infants.
| | Variable | Number (%) |
| | Gender‡ | | | Female | 172 (44.3%) | | Male | 216 (55.7%) | | Fetal growth‡ | | | SGA | 10 (2.6%) | | AGA | 371 (95.6%) | | LGA | 7 (1.8%) | | Delivery mode‡ | | | Vaginal | 104 (26.8%) | | C/S | 284 (73.2%) | | Anesthesia type‡ | | | General | 39 (13.7%) | | Epidural | 23 (8.1%) | | Spinal | 222 (78.2%) | | Feeding type‡ | | | Breastfed | 227 (58.5%) | | Mixed | 159 (41%)
| | Formula | 2 (0.5%) | | Gestational age† (week) | 38.0 (2) | | Birth weight† (gr) | 3150.0 (695) | | Length† (cm) | 50.0 (3) | | Head circumference† (cm) | 35.0 (2) | | APGAR score at 1 minute† | 8.0 (1) | | APGAR score at 5 minute† | 9.0 (1) | | Blood group incompatibility‡* | | | Mother: Rh /Infant: Rh (+) | 25 (6.44%)
| | Mother: 0/Infant: A or B | 55 (14.17%) | | Mother: A/Infant: B or AB | 25 (6.44%) | | Mother: B/Infant: A or AB | 13 (3.35%) |
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Data presented as number (%).
Data presented as median (interquartile range).
Hemolytic disease was excluded.
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