Gentle Human Touch and Yakson: The Effect on Preterm's Behavioral Reactions

Table 1

Homogeneity test for general characteristics among the groups (𝑁=90).

Characteristics	Yakson (𝑛=30)	GHT (𝑛=30)	Control (𝑛=30)	𝑃
	𝑁 (%) or 𝑀 (SD)	𝑁(%) or 𝑀 (SD)	𝑁 (%) or 𝑀 (SD)
Sex
Male	13 (43.3)	13 (43.3)	13 (43.3)	1.0
Female	17 (56.7)	17 (56.7)	17 (56.7)
Delivery type
Nvd	9 (30)	8 (26.6)	13 (43.3)	0.35
S/C	21 (70)	22 (73.4)	17 (56.7)
Gestational age (week)	31.70 (2.16)	31.70 (1.74)	31.33 (1.95)	0.70
Birth weight (gram)	1569.66 (315.98)	1722.66 (450.24)	1631.66 (407.36)	0.32
Apgar score (5 min)	8.7 (.98)	8.3 (1.2)	8.7 (1.11)	0.22