Determinants of excessive weight loss in breastfed full-term newborns at a baby-friendly hospital: a retrospective cohort study

Table 3 Comparison of the blood test results according to the mode of delivery

	Vaginal deliveryN = 106	Intrapartum Cesarean sectionN = 20	Antepartum Cesarean sectionN = 38	Test value or F value	Degree of freedom	p
Sodium, mEq/L^a				0.96	2	0.62
Minimum	142	141	143
25 percentile	147	146.8	147
Median	148	148	148
75 percentile	150	149.5	150
Maximum	154	152	154
Potassium, mEq/L^a				6.5	2	0.038
Minimum	3.2	3.8	3.4
25 percentile	4	4.1	3.8
Median	4.3	4.3	4.1
75 percentile	4.7	4.7	4.3
Maximum	7.1	5.4	5.7
Ionized calcium, mmol/L^b	1.21 ± 0.08	1.17 ± 0.07	1.21 ± 0.08	2.7	2	0.069
Glucose, mg/dL^a				0.29	2	0.87
Minimum	31	39	34
25 percentile	45	46	47
Median	53	53	51
75 percentile	65	58	60
Maximum	88	84	90
Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dL^a				18.4	2	< 0.001
Minimum	3	5	3
25 percentile	11	12	7
Median	15	14	9
75 percentile	19	18	12
Maximum	37	31	22
Creatinine, mg/dL^a				3.3	2	0.19
Minimum	0.3	0.3	0.4
25 percentile	0.6	0.6	0.5
Median	0.7	0.8	0.6
75 percentile	0.8	0.8	0.7
Maximum	1.3	1.2	1.1
Osmotic pressure as osmolality, mOsm/kgH2O^b	305.7 ± 5.8	304.2 ± 4.8	303.0 ± 5.3	3.2	2	0.043

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