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Table 2 Study parameters and the different types of phototherapy at 0, 24, and 48 h

From: Impact of phototherapy type and duration on serum electrolytes and blood glucose in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: a prospective single-center cohort study

 

Duration of phototherapy

Phototherapy type

p-value*

Conventional

LED

Intensive

Na (mmol/L)

0 h

143.31 ± 5.25

142.21 ± 4.87

142.85 ± 4.53

0.102

24 h

140.37 ± 3.68

140.00 ± 3.18

140.12 ± 3.12

0.566

48 h

139.87 ± 3.41

139.46 ± 3.15

139.59 ± 3.50

0.473

K (mmol/L)

0 h

4.99 ± 0.57

4.97 ± 0.56

4.99 ± 0.74

0.962

24 h

4.70 ± 0.55

4.78 ± 0.48

4.60 ± 0.64

0.064

48 h

4.61 ± 0.51

4.69 ± 0.51

4.52 ± 0.53

0.043

Ca (mg/dl)

0 h

10.35 ± 0.91

10.39 ± 0.90

10.38 ± 0.88

0.902

24 h

9.41 ± 0.84

9.38 ± 0.84

9.31 ± 0.89

0.645

48 h

9.15 ± 0.83

9.12 ± 0.96

9.00 ± 0.94

0.433

BUN (mg/dl)

0 h

18.05 ± 9.31

18.82 ± 9.07

19.74 ± 9.91

0.329

24 h

10.93 ± 6.17

10.90 ± 6.45

11.98 ± 6.87

0.387

48 h

9.12 ± 4.44

9.54 ± 5.54

9.32 ± 5.30

0.708

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0 h

0.69 ± 0.52

0.68 ± 0.26

0.72 ± 0.27

0.719

24 h

0.60 ± 0.43

0.63 ± 0.56

0.61 ± 0.21

0.802

48 h

0.59 ± 0.46

0.54 ± 0.16

0.57 ± 0.18

0.496

Glucose (mg/dl)

0 h

102.02 ± 22.28

104.16 ± 21.26

103.30 ± 26.56

0.646

24 h

104.94 ± 16.71

104.64 ± 16.80

105.82 ± 14.99

0.872

48 h

104.18 ± 13.36

104.06 ± 14.17

103.15 ± 12.20

0.827

  1. Data is presented as mean ± SD
  2. Abbreviations: BUN blood urea nitrogen, Ca calcium, h hours, K potassium, LED light emitting diode, Na sodium
  3. *p-value ≤ 0.05 is considered significant