Table 4 Comparison of other measures of babies in the study groups

No. of hours baby slept per day

Group I

11.08 ± 2.392

10.38 ± 2.431

9.83 ± 2.366

9.58 ± 2.269

9.40 ± 2.244

9.30 ± 2.208

9.23 ± 2.239

< 0.001 (*)

Group II

10.67 ± 2.324

9.59 ± 2.279

9.04 ± 1.965

8.81 ± 1.810

8.68 ± 1.731

8.48 ± 1.817

8.16 ± 1.647

< 0.001 (*)

p-value

0.082

No. of times baby urinated per day

Group I

6.67 ± 1.597

7.71 ± 1.134

7.88 ± 1.397

7.92 ± 1.416

7.88 ± 1.656

7.86 ± 1.608

7.92 ± 1.666

< 0.001(*)

Group II

6.63 ± 1.479

6.48 ± 1.314

6.57 ± 1.341

6.52 ± 1.370

6.42 ± 1.439

6.43 ± 1.508

6.40 ± 1.366

0.546

p-value

0.003 (*)

Proportion of babies crying even after breast feeding^$

Group I

89 (96.7%)

23 (25.0%)

19 (20.7%)

20 (21.7%)

17 (18.5%)

17 (18.5%)

17 (18.5%)

< 0.001 (*)

Group II

77 (96.3%)

57 (70.4%)

51 (63.0%)

51 (63.0%)

50 (61.7%)

50 (61.7%)

50 (61.7%)

< 0.001 (*)

p-value

< 0.001 (*)