Table 2 Levels of total serum bilirubin at 0 h and 24 h, and total and percentage decrease of serum bilirubin concentrations in the two groups after 24 h of phototherapy.

From: Comparison of BiliCocoon phototherapy with overhead phototherapy in hyperbilirubinemic neonates. A randomized clinical trial

  

BiliCocoon: mean

[95%

CI]

Overhead: mean

[95%

CI]

Difference: mean

[95%

CI]

P-value

Crude

TSB0a (µmol/L)

313.3

298.4

328.3

297.7

282.5

312.8

15.7

−5.7

37.0

0.15

 

TSB24b (µmol/L)

214.7

199.8

229.7

180.9

165.7

196.1

33.8

12.5

55.1

<0.01

 

ΔTSB0-24c (µmol/L)

98.6

77.4

119.8

116.8

95.3

138.2

−18.2

48.3

11.9

0.24

 

ΔTSB0-24c (%)

29.6

22.7

36.5

36.6

29.7

43.5

−7.0

12.3

−1.7

0.01

Adjustedd

ΔTSB0-24 c(µmol/L)

92.7

79.3

106.0

120.4

106.9

133.8

−27.7

40.9

14.5

<0.01

 

ΔTSB0-24 c(%)

29.1

23.8

34.4

37.7

32.3

43.1

-8.6

13.3

−3.9

<0.01

  1. aTSB0: TSB at the initiation of phototherapy.
  2. bTSB24: TSB after 24 h of phototherapy.
  3. cΔTSB0-24: Decrease of TSB during 24 h of phototherapy.
  4. dAdjusted for TSB0.