Table 2.
G6PD | Test of significance | P value | OR (95% CI) | ||||
Deficient (n=49) |
Normal (n=438) |
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Mean±SD | Mean±SD | ||||||
Bilirubin (mg/dLl) | |||||||
Total | 23.03±2.94 | 14.30±4.55 | t=18.40 | <0.001* | – | ||
Direct | 1.38±0.14 | 1.02±0.41 | t=12.47 | <0.001* | |||
Indirect | 17.02±3.45 | 12.74±3.52 | t=8.21 | <0.001 | |||
Neonate gender | n | % | n | % | χ2=10.49 | 0.001* | 4.27 (1.66 to 10.99) 1.0 |
Male | 42 | 85.7 | 297 | 45.0 | |||
Female | 7 | 14.3 | 141 | 55.0 | |||
Family history of G6PD deficiency | |||||||
Positive | 37 | 75.5 | 107 | 24.4 | χ2=55.21 | <0.001* | 9.54 (4.80 to 18.95) 1.0 |
Negative | 12 | 24.5 | 331 | 75.6 | |||
Consanguinity | |||||||
Positive | 33 | 67.3 | 70 | 16.0 | χ2=69.72 | <0.001* | 10.21 (5.39 to 19.33) 1.0 |
Negative | 16 | 32.7 | 368 | 84.0 |
*Significant family history: not in the immediate family but in their relatives.
G6PD, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase.