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Table 3 Body weight 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 body weight (gm)

2,888.9 ± 271.8a

3,008.2 ± 308.0

-1.53

0.13

D2 body weight (gm)

2,968.1 ± 262.7

3,098.3 ± 323.0

-1.65

0.10

D3 body weight (gm)

3,031.9 ± 263.6

3,163.8 ± 342.1

-1.61

0.11

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