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Table 2 Summary of RI determinations of glucose (mmol/l) in VD and CS newborns

From: Is the difference in neonatal blood glucose concentration of caesarian and vaginally delivered term infants requiring separated reference intervals?

 

n

Outlier (Tukey)

Min. value

Max. value

Mean (95% CI)

SD

DAP test

Lower limit (90% CI)

Upper limit (90% CI)

RI

Harris and Boyd

VD newborns

43

No

3.0

6.83

4.71

1.07

P = 0.303

2.46

6.85

2.46-6.85

Separated RIs should be used

(4.37-5.03)

(2.10-2.90)

(6.37-7.31)

CS newborns

17

No

3.0

5.0

3.78

0.59

P = 0.552

2.46

5.04

2.46-5.04

(3.48-4.08)

(2.07-2.82)

(4.51-5.47)

Combined

60

No

3.0

6.83

4.44

1.04

P = 0.116

2.24

6.48

2.24-6.48

 

(4.17-4.71)

(1.90-2.57)

(6.02-6.89)