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Appendix H: Evidence tables

Bibliographic details Study type & Patient characteristics Results Reviewers Comments
Evidence level

G6PD deficiency: 58/156 (37.2%)

Infection: Not reported

Idiopathic: Not reported

Author: Bhandari A Study type: Diagnosis: Jaundice Mean bilirubin levels
Case control study Criteria: TSB ≥ 171 micromol/litre TSB: Not reported
Year: 1982 Setting: Hospital
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Evidence level: 2 ABO incompatibility: 10/100 (10.0%)
Country: India Sample Size: 100
Mean GA: Not reported Rh incompatibility: 20/100 (20.0%)
Ref ID: Mean BW: Not reported
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Gender M/F: 58/42 G6PD deficiency: 4/100 (4.0%)
Ethnicity: Not reported
Breastfeeding: Not reported Infection: Not reported
Onset of Jaundice: Day 0 - 5
Idiopathic: Not reported
Exclusion: None
Author: Bajpai P Study type: Diagnosis: Jaundice Mean bilirubin levels
Case control study Criteria: TSB ≥ 205 micromol/litre TSB: Not reported
Year: 1971 Setting: Hospital
Evidence level: 2 ABO incompatibility: 8/50 (16.0%)
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Country: India Sample Size: 50
Mean GA: Not reported Rh incompatibility: 1/50 (2.0%)
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Ref ID: Mean BW: Not reported
Gender M/F: Not reported G6PD deficiency: 2/50 (4.0%)
Ethnicity: Not reported
Breastfeeding: Not reported Infection: 7/50 (14.0%)
Onset of Jaundice: Not reported
Idiopathic: 19/50 (38%)
Exclusion: None
Author: Arif K Study type: Diagnosis: Jaundice Mean bilirubin levels Retrospective study
Case series Criteria: None TSB: 221 ± 42 micromol/litre
Year: 1999 Setting: Hospital
Evidence level: 3
Country: Pakistan Sample Size: 869 ABO incompatibility: 56/869 (6.4%)

Mean GA: 37.2 ± 2.8 weeks Rh incompatibility: 57/869 (6.6%)
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Mean BW: 27574 ± 735 g
Gender M/F: 484/385 G6PD deficiency: 20/869 (2.3%)
Ethnicity: Not reported Infection: 165/869 (19.0%)
Breastfeeding: Not reported
Onset of Jaundice: Not reported Exchange transfusion
ABO incompatibility: 4/27 (14.8%)
Exclusion: None

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