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Table 2 Comparison of control and treatment groups according to the newborn’s descriptive characteristics

From: The effect of the facilitated tucking position in reducing vaccination-induced pain in newborns

Variables

Treatment group Mean ± SD

Control group Mean ± SD

Test and p

Gender*

   

 Female

19 (63.3)

15 (50.0)

χ2 = 1.086

 Male

11 (36.7)

15 (50.0)

p = 0.217

Gestational age (week)

38.71 ± 0.75

38.86 ± 0.77

t = 0.733

p = 0.467

Birth weight (g)

3318.00 ± 361.19

3380.33 ± 280.28

t = 0.855

p = 0.396

Height (cm)

48.85 ± 2.15

49.13 ± 1.55

t = 0.585

p = 0.561

Delivery method*

   

 Vaginal

2 (6.7)

4 (13.3)

χ2 = 0.71

 Cesarean

28 (93.3)

26 (86.7)

p = 0.335

Number of delivery*

   

 Primipara

21 (70.0)

23 (76.7)

χ2 = 0.341

 Multipara

9 (30.0)

7 (23.3)

p = 0.386

  1. *n (%)