Eosinophil count and tumor necrosis factor α in response to phototherapy treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: a cross sectional study

Table 3 Serum bilirubin before and after PT

	Before (n = 100)	After (n = 100)	Paired t-test
	Before (n = 100)	After (n = 100)	T	P-value
TSB (mg/dl)	17.21 ± 1.74	8.85 ± 0.62	45.812	< 0.001*
Indirect serum bilirubin (mg/dl)	16.36 ± 1.64	8.34 ± 0.68	45.633	< 0.001*
DSB (mg/dl)	0.85 ± 0.31	0.51 ± 0.21	11.513	< 0.001*

TSB Total serum bilirubin, DSB direct serum bilirubin, *: significant as p-value ≤ 0.05

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