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Table 4 Optimal cutoff points of bodyweight loss percentage within the first three days to predict significant hyperbilirubinemia 72 hours after birth

From: Bodyweight loss in predicting neonatal hyperbilirubinemia 72 hours after birth in term newborn infants

Day

BWL percentage

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

LR+

LR-

AUC

95% CI

Pvalue

Day 1

>4.48%

42.61

70.18

1.43

0.82

0.581

0.527-0.634

0.014

Day 2

>7.60%

46.96

74.12

1.81

0.72

0.632

0.579-0.684

<0.001

Day 3

>8.15%

57.39

70.18

1.92

0.61

0.703

0.652-0.751

<0.001

  1. BWL: bodyweight loss; LR: likelihood ratio; AUC: area under curve; CI: confidence interval.
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BMC Pediatrics

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