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Table 2 Feeding intake among massage and control group

From: Effects of infant massage on jaundiced neonates undergoing phototherapy

Parameter

Massage group (n = 27)

Control group (n = 29)

t value

p value

D1 feeding amount (ml)

330.7 ± 111.0 a

330.4 ± 104.4

0.11

0.99

D2 feeding amount (ml)

504.1 ± 79.8

499.0 ± 99.0

0.21

0.83

D3 feeding amount (ml)

558.1 ± 74.3

555.9 ± 85.8

0.1

0.92

  1. a Values are means ± standard deviation
  2. D1: first day of hospitalization, D2: second day of hospitalization, D3: third day of hospitalization