Table 2

- The intensity of phototherapy in hyperbilirubinemic neonates categorized by glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency status.

Intensity of phototherapy*G6PD-normalG6PD-deficientTotal
Single27 (65.5)13 (32.5)40 (14.6)
Double62 (64.6)34 (35.4)96 (35.0)
Triple56 (62.9)33 (37.1)89 (32.5)
Intensive26 (53.1)23 (46.9)49 (17.9)

Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%).

G6PD: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

  • * Statistically not significant with a p-value of <0.05.