Identification of Genetic Risk Factors for Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia in Fujian Province, Southeastern China: A Case-Control Study

Table 2

Comparison of the demographic and clinical features between the case and control groups.

Characteristics		Case group (n = 286)	Control group (n = 250)	P value
Gender	Males	179	155	0.889
	Females	107	95
Body weight (g)		3187±471.9	3180±353.2	0.857
Gestational age (weeks)		38.42±1.738	38.33±1.474	0.51
Days of age (d)		5.808±4.338	5.948±4.353	0.709
Type of delivery	Vaginal delivery	178	150	0.596
	Caesarean delivery	108	100
Type of feeding	Breastfeeding	107	80	0.19
	Others	179	170
TBIL (μmol/L)		339.2±65.94	72.94±48.94	0
UCB (μmol/L)		325.5±64.59	66.51±48.26	0
DBIL (μmol/L)		13.73±12.48	6.458±7.953	0
No. cases with ABO incompatibility		60	24	0
No. cases with G6PD deficiency		20	5	0.006