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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2015 Jan 14;166(3):571–575. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.12.003

Table 1.

Clinical Profile of Infants as a Function of Unbound Bilirubin

Low UB Group
(n = 50)
High UB Group
(n = 50)
P
Gestational Age (weeks)* 30 ± 1.6 29.4 ± 1.8 0.002#
Birth Weight (g)* 1449 ± 371 1374 ± 391 0.17#
Race (% White) 64 82 0.04
Sex (% Male) 48 60 0.23
Antenatal Steroids (%) 88 76 0.12
Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (%) 20 15 0.48
Clinical Chorioamnionitis (%) 2 8 0.36**
Maternal Magnesium Sulfate (%) 46 40 0.54
Mode of Delivery (% C-section) 18 22 0.84
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (%) 44 70 0.009
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (%) 8 12 0.50**
Sepsis (%) 20 22 0.8
Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage (%) 2 4 0.13**
Intravenous Lipid Intake First 4 days After Birth (%) 95 95 1
*

Mean ± SD;

#

Rank sum test;

**

Fisher’s exact test