Table 3: HβD2 after birth and follow up of the studied groups.
Data Group I (Preterm) N=40 Group II (Late Preterm) N=40 Group III (Full term) N=40 P1 P2 P3
Cord blood HβD2
Range
Mean ±SD
8-19
12.6±2.7
14-21
17.4±2.1
17-71
35.9±16.8		 0.03* 0.001* 0.001*
Follow up HβD2
Range
Mean ±SD
9-19
12.9±3.1
17-30
22.4±4.1
23-72
42.2±15.01		 0.001* 0.001* 0.001*
P 0.1 0.001* 0.001*