Table 4.
Comparison of bowel sounds between the hyperbilirubinemia group and the control group.
Testing age (days), median [IQR] | Total bilirubin (umol/L), median [IQR] | Rate, mean ± SD | Duration, mean ± SD | Amplitude, median [IQR] | Interval, mean ± SD | Frequency, mean ± SD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control group (n = 10) | 5.5 [3.5, 6.0] | 188.7 [84.6, 273.1] | 26.68 (4.56) | 9.24 (2.70) | 0.44 [0.38, 0.51] | 2.81 (0.730) | 971.66 (70.70) |
Hyperbilirubinemia group (n = 68) | 6.0 [5.0, 8.0] | 298.4 [258.2, 333.5] | 27.60 (5.49) | 10.12 (2.85) | 0.51 [0.41, 0.66] | 2.69 (0.714) | 956.99 (59.84) |
P | 0.181 | 0.001 | 0.639 | 0.395 | 0.472 | 0.649 | 0.513 |