Changes of Locoregional Skin Temperature in Neonates Undergoing Laser Needle Acupuncture at the Acupuncture Point Large Intestine 4

Table 1

Demographic data of the 20 participants of the study. Values are mean and standard deviation for continuous data and absolute counts for categorical data.

Investigated neonates
(Male/female)	(12/8)
Mean GA	35 + 0
Mean birth weight	2261.2 g (SD = 909.2)
Mean arterial PH from umbilical cord sampling	7.28 (SD = 0.09)
Mean APGAR 1	7.5 (SD = 1.9)
Mean APGAR 5	8.5 (SD = 1.39)
Mean APGAR 10	8.9 (SD = 1.08)
Mean postmenstrual GA, at the time of investigation	38 + 2
Mean chronological age, at the time of investigation	23 (SD = 15)
Mean weight, at the time of investigation	2604 g (SD = 611.7)

GA: gestational age in completed weeks [43].