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Table 2 The incidence of hypothermia and body temperature at different time points after birth

From: Effects of early essential newborn care versus routine birth care on physiological variables and sleep state among newborn infants: a quasi-experimental design

Time point

Incidence of hypothermia (%)

Body temperature (°C), Mean ± SD

Intervention group

(n = 91)

Control group

(n = 91)

p value a

Intervention group (n = 91)

Control group

(n = 91)

p value b

Time, p value c

Group,

p value c

Time × Group, p value c

0 min

22 (24.2)

24 (26.4)

0.733

36.64 ± 0.38

36.65 ± 0.35

0.871

< 0.001

0.597

<0.001

15 min

21 (23.1)

9 (9.9)

0.017

36.63 ± 0.28

36.92 ± 0.37

< 0.001

   

30 min

18 (19.8)

14 (15.4)

0.436

36.65 ± 0.30

36.79 ± 0.34

0.004

   

45 min

15 (16.5)

16 (17.6)

0.844

36.69 ± 0.31

36.77 ± 0.36

0.086

   

60 min

10 (11.0)

15 (16.5)

0.282

36.76 ± 0.28

36.75 ± 0.32

0.811

   

75 min

7 (7.7)

16 (17.6)

0.045

36.83 ± 0.28

36.73 ± 0.31

0.030

   

90 min

6 (6.6)

20 (22.0)

0.003

36.89 ± 0.31

36.71 ± 0.34

< 0.001

   

105 min

9 (9.9)

22 (24.2)

0.010

36.89 ± 0.32

36.66 ± 0.32

< 0.001

   

120 min

8 (8.8)

22 (24.2)

0.005

36.83 ± 0.31

36.64 ± 0.30

< 0.001

   
  1. a chi-square test was used to analyse differences between the intervention group and the control group
  2. b t test was used to analyse differences between the intervention group and the control group
  3. c resulting from repeated measures analysis of variance
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