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Table 3 The hematological status of neonates within 3 days of life

From: Effects of delayed cord clamping on neonatal jaundice, phototherapy and early hematological status in term cesarean section

 

ECC group

DCC group

DCC (30–60 s) group

DCC (61–120 s) group

pa

pb

Day 1

(n = 61)

(n = 53)

(n = 31)

(n = 22)

  

Neonatal hemoglobin (g/L)

200.85 ± 22.33

201.58 ± 24.58

198.94 ± 25.73

205.32 ± 22.91

0.868

0.613

Neonatal hematocrit (%)

62.44 ± 7.87

63.07 ± 8.71

61.78 ± 9.01

64.89 ± 8.11

0.686

0.371

Neonatal polycythemia (%)

8 (13.1)

11 (20.8)

4 (12.9)

7 (31.8)

0.275

0.105

Day 2

(n = 25)

(n = 46)

(n = 27)

(n = 19)

  

Neonatal hemoglobin (g/L)

203.32 ± 17.40

205.07 ± 21.52

204.96 ± 22.18

205.21 ± 21.14

0.729

0.941

Neonatal hematocrit (%)

62.92 ± 6.52

64.09 ± 7.84

63.78 ± 8.33

64.52 ± 7.28

0.530

0.778

Neonatal polycythemia (%)

4 (16.0)

11 (23.9)

5 (18.5)

6 (31.6)

0.435

0.417

Day 3

(n = 33)

(n = 32)

(n = 17)

(n = 15)

  

Neonatal hemoglobin (g/L)

183.48 ± 22.03

195.66 ± 22.95 *

199.35 ± 24.82

191.47 ± 20.67

0.033

0.064

Neonatal hematocrit (%)

55.73 ± 6.55

59.58 ± 8.97

60.67 ± 10.15

58.35 ± 7.56

0.052

0.108

Neonatal polycythemia (%)

0 (0.0)

3 (9.4)

3 (17.6) *

0 (0.0)

0.114

0.026

  1. Data are given as mean ± SD or n (%)
  2. a The comparison between ECC group and DCC group
  3. b The comparison among ECC group and the two subgroups of DCC group
  4. A statistically significant difference comparing with ECC group (one way ANOVA with LSD post hoc test): p < 0.05