Neonatal and Maternal Risk Factors for Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia: A Cross-Sectional Study from Bahrain
Table 5
Comparison between neonates with risk factors of indirect hyperbilirubinemia versus those without.
Variable
Neonates with risk factors (88%)
Neonates without risk factors (22%)
value (confidence interval)
Sex
0.008
Males
174 (43)
35 (8.7)
Females
141 (35)
54 (13.3)
Nationality
0.001
Bahraini
228 (56.5)
47 (11.6)
Non-Bahraini
87 (21.5)
42 (10.4)
Mode of delivery
0.835
Cesarean delivery
106 (26)
31 (7.7)
Vaginal delivery
209 (52)
58 (14.3)
WBC,
0.13 (-0.257 to 1.913)
Hematocrit,
0.39 (-0.841 to 2.111)
Hemoglobin,
0.08 (-0.067 to 1.000)
Platelets,
0.77 (-26.79 to 19.85)
Reticulocytes,
0.001 (-1.425 to -0.36)
Total bilirubin,
0.888 (-20.46 to 17.73)
Indirect bilirubin,
0.864 (-16.76 to 19.47)
Phototherapy use ()
271 (86)
71 (79.8)
0.817
Single
142 (52.4)
40 (56.3)
Double
82 (30.3)
19 (26.8)
Triple
47 (17.3)
12 (16.9)
IVIG use
44 (10.9)
0.0 (0.0)
0.001
Exchange transfusion use
13 (3.2)
1.0 (0.2)
0.171
Values are presented as numbers (%) or . Fisher’s exact test was used for categorical variables, while Student’s test and Mann–Whitney test were used for continuous variables. value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Confidence interval was set at 95%. WBC: white blood cells; SD: standard deviation; IVIG: intravenous immunoglobulin.
