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Table 1 Characteristics of infants

From: The forehead is a better site than the sternum to check transcutaneous bilirubin during phototherapy in sick infants

Characteristics

 

Gestational age (weeks)

35.4 ± 3.2

  <32

 49 (12.8)

  32–36

 189 (49.2)

  37–

 146 (38.0)

Birth weight (g)

2434 ± 768d

 < 1500

 51 (13.3)

  1500–2499

 157 (40.9)

  2500–

 176 (45.8)

Male

210 (54.7)

Cesarean section

253 (65.9)

Postnatal age (days)

10.7 ± 12.7

No of paired TSB TcB values

2 (1–4)

  < 1500

 6 (4–7)

  1500–2499

 3 (2–4)

  2500–

 2 (1–2)

  1. Data shown as mean ± SD, n (%), and median (interquartile range)