Demographics
| n=54 | % | |
| EGA in weeks, median (IQR) | 39 (38, 40) | |
| Male sex | 25 | 46.2 |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 43 | 79.6 |
| African-American | 8 | 14.8 |
| Other | 3 | 5.5 |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 4 | 7.4 |
| Hours between feeding and heel stick, median (IQR) | 1.8 (0.8, 3.1) | |
| Bilirubin drawn at time of heel stick | 8 | 14.8 |
| Total bilirubin level (median, IQR)* | 8.7 (7.8, 10.1) |
*One subject’s total bilirubin level drawn again 75 min later was 17.9 mg/dL, phototherapy followed.
IQR: 25th, 75th.
EGA, estimated gestational age at birth.