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In addition to analytical analysis, we used the linear regression test to evaluate the association of different variables with the accuracy of TCB as well as paired t test for comparing the TCB results on the sternum with the forehead before and after phototherapy. For all statistical tests, a P value less than 0.05 was considered as significant. Results: We enrolled 100 neonates with a mean age (\u00b1SD, standard deviation) of 6.5\u00b11.9 days (range 2\u201311 days) in our study. The mean gestational age (GA) of the participants was 38.94 weeks\u00b11.00 w SD, and their mean (\u00b1SD) weight was 3302 g (\u00b1315.60). The mean (mg\/dL)\u00b1SD for bilirubin level by clinical estimation of jaundice, TCB on the forehead and TCB on the sternum were 17.35\u00b12.88, 17.23\u00b11.63, and 17.77\u00b11.58, respectively. Also, comparing mean differences before and after phototherapy showed that TCB on the sternum is a good predictor for neonatal jaundice before phototherapy (0.539 vs. 0.348). Conclusion: TCB on the sternum is more predictive than the forehead, especially before phototherapy, to assess the need for treatment in outpatient settings.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.34172\/aim.2022.88","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,8]],"date-time":"2023-01-08T08:05:23Z","timestamp":1673165123000},"page":"552-556","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.34172\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Which Is More Accurate: Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurement on the Forehead or Sternum?"],"prefix":"10.34172","volume":"25","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4924-2310","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Maryam","family":"Khoshnoud Shariati","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Research Development Center, Mahdiyeh Educational Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8144-2323","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Naeeme","family":"Taslimi Taleghani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Research Development Center, Mahdiyeh Educational Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"},{"name":"Neonatal Health Research Center, Research Institute for Children\u2019s Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Neda","family":"Izadi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aghil","family":"Miri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Research Development Centers, Mofid Children\u2019s Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4276-9630","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Roya","family":"Taheri Tafti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fatemeh","family":"Abdollah Gorji","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Research Development Centers, Mofid Children\u2019s Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"20123","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,1]]},"container-title":["Archives of Iranian Medicine"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/aimjournal.ir\/PDF\/aim-25-552.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/aimjournal.ir\/PDF\/aim-25-552.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,8]],"date-time":"2023-01-08T08:05:23Z","timestamp":1673165123000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/aimjournal.ir\/Article\/aim-23177"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,1]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"8","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,1]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,1]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.34172\/aim.2022.88","relation":{},"ISSN":["1029-2977","1735-3947"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1029-2977","type":"print"},{"value":"1735-3947","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,1]]},"assertion":[{"value":"Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. 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