Table 2.

The bilirubin levels in two groups of phototherapy and phototherapy + concentrated pomegranate juice

Bilirubin level assessment (mg/dL), (n), mean±SD	Phototherapy	Phototherapy + CPJ	P a	P b
At the time of hospitalization	17.61±2.54 (n=43)	18.01±2.08 (n=43)	0.487	0.005
After hospitalization (h)
12	13.79±1.78 (n=43)	14.15±1.71 (n=43)	0.338
24	11.99±2.06 (n=43)	11.85±1.38 (n=43)	0.486
36	10.88±1.71 (n=41)	10.19±1.38 (n=41)	0.106
48	10.49±1.49 (n=30)	9.66±1.03 (n=23)	0.048
60	11.06±1.56 (n=22)	9.36±1.28 (n=17)	0.003
At discharge time	9.33±1.00 (n=43)	9.27±0.88 (n=43)	0.758	0.003
48 h after discharge	10.87±2.38 (n=43)	9.41±1.68 (n=43)	0.003

^aUsing EM means of the GEE post hoc tests; ^bBetween-group comparison with GEE analysis. Significant P values are shown as bold text. CPJ=Concentrated pomegranate juice; SD=Standard deviation; GEE=Generalized estimating equations; EM=Expectation–Maximization