Table 4 Age and TSB at admission of neonates with and without ABE at admission
Hospital A | Hospital B | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABE at admission (n = 32) | No ABE at admission (n = 219) | p-value | ABE at admission (n = 72) | No ABE at admission (n = 267) | p-value | |||||
n | Median [IQR] | n | Median [IQR] | n | Median [IQR] | n | Median [IQR] | |||
Age at start of phototherapy (days) | 32 | 4.0 (2.0-5.0) | 219 | 3.0 (2.0-5.0) | 0.27 | 72 | 4.0 (2.0-5.5) | 267 | 3.0 (2.0-5.0) | 0.10 |
Total serum bilirubin at admissiona(μmol/L) | 28 | 694 (581–795) | 192 | 291 (211–401) | <0.0001 | 69 | 496 (475–513) | 263 | 287 (210–393) | <0.0001 |