Table 2 Overall comparison between angles, n = 20.

From: The effect of maternal position on cerebral oxygenation in premature infants during Kangaroo care: a randomised controlled trial

 

Observed

From linear mixed modela

30° Mean (SD)

60° Mean (SD)

Difference in meansb (95% CI)

p value

Primary outcomesc

    

rSO2

65.94 (10.96)

67.63 (8.78)

1.69 (–1.76 to 5.14)

0.332

FTOE

0.30 (0.11)

0.28 (0.09)

–0.02 (–0.06 to 0.02)

0.259

Secondary outcomesc

    

SpO2

94.78 (3.83)

94.40 (3.61)

–0.38 (–1.50 to 0.75)

0.508

HR

152.70 (9.87)

155.15 (8.97)

2.45 (–0.50 to 5.40)

0.102

  1. awith angle as a fixed effect and subject as a random effect.
  2. b60° - ‘30°.
  3. cfor each outcome, each subject had two measurements for each of the angles.
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