Table 2: Laboratory data of the studied groups.
P1= I vs II, P2= I vs III, P3= II vs III.
Data Group I (Preterm) N=40 Group II (Late Preterm) N=40 Group III (Full term) N=40 P1 P2 P3
HB
Range
Mean ±SD
11-16
13.9±1.6
10-15
13.09±1.8
10-15
13.4±1.7		 0.05 0.1 0.4
TLC
Range
Mean ±SD
5-20
12.04±5.6
8-18.5
14.2±2.9
11.2-16
13.4±1.6		 0.1 0.07 0.8
Platelets
Range
Mean ±SD
27-611
155.8±126.8
95-415
154.9±96.4
70-195
111.8±32.09		 0.8 0.05 0.05
CRP
-ve
+ve		 18(45%)
22(55%)(total)
36(61%)(sepsis)		 32(80%)
8(20%)
11(72.7%) (sepsis)		 36(90%)
4(10%)
5(80%) (sepsis)		 0.002* 0.004* 0.3