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Table 4 Comparison of Mean difference between the volume, triglycerides, cholesterol, albumin and total protein in breast milk before and after the intervention

From: Effect of lullaby on volume, fat, total protein and albumin concentration of breast milk in premature infants’ mothers admitted to NICU: a randomized controlled trial

Variable

Group*

Mean difference (MD)

Confidence interval %95 CI

Standardized effect size

F, df P value (Total)

Volume (ml)

B-A

4.96

1.80, 8.13

1.10

26.36, 99

< 0.001

C-A

9.57

6.43, 12.71

1.62

C-B

4.60

1.46, 7.74

0.81

Triglycerides (mg/DL)

B-A

32.87

11.79, 53.96

0.76

14.62, 99

< 0.001

C-A

46.32

25.39, 67.26

1.26

C-B

13.44

(−7.48), 34.38

0.52

Cholesterol (mg/DL)

B-A

7.39

4.87, 9.90

1.96

63.35, 99

< 0.001

C-A

11.68

9.19, 14.18

2.60

C-B

4.29

1.79, 6.79

0.95

Albumin (mg/DL)

B-A

0.31

0.16, 0.47

1.27

37.00, 99

< 0.001

C-A

0.56

0.40, 0.71

1.93

C-B

0.24

0.08, 0.39

1.00

Total protein (mg/DL)

B-A

0.58

0.27, 0.88

1.00

37.94, 99

< 0.001

C-A

1.10

0.80, 1.40

2.30

C-B

0.52

0.21, 0.82

1.14

  1. Groups*: A. Control, B. playing lullaby for mother, C. playing lullaby for mother while holding a photo of her own baby