Effects of Phototherapy on the Serum Magnesium Level in Neonates with Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia: A Prospective Cohort Study

Table 4

Serum magnesium status before and after phototherapy in three treatment groups.

Phototherapy types	Before phototherapy			After phototherapy
	<1.5	1.5-2.2	<2.2	<1.5	1.5-2.2	<2.2
	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
Single	0 (0.0)	46 (86.8)	7 (13.2)	0 (0.0)	43 (81.1)	10 (18.9)	0.581
Double	1 (1.8)	32 (56.1)	24 (42.1)	3 (5.3)	44 (77.2)	10 (17.5)	0.003
Intensive	1 (2.0)	38 (72.0)	12 (23.5)	1 (2.0)	39 (76.5)	11 (21.6)	0.967

^aMcNemar test.