Table 2. Polycythemia incidence in and hematocrit levels of newborns at 48 hours and 7th day of life.

Variables		DCC group	ECC group	Difference in mean	P-value
Hematocrit (%)
	At 48 hr	56.0±2.5	45.5±2.0	10.5 (9.6–11.5)	<0.001
	At 7 day	51.6±2.3	42.1±1.6	9.6 (8.8–10.4)	<0.001
Polycythemia		0	0	-	-

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation, difference in means (95% confidence interval).

DCC, delayed cord clamping; ECC, early cord clamping.