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Table 4 Percentages of individual FAs and FA soaps within total free FAs and total FA soaps, respectively

From: Effect of milk fat-based infant formulae on stool fatty acid soaps and calcium excretion in healthy term infants: two double-blind randomised cross-over trials

CS1

CS2

 

50MF

(N = 16)

VF

(N = 16)

 

20MF

(N = 17)

VF

(N = 17)

% Individual Fatty Acids within Total Free FAs

  

% Individual Fatty Acids within Total Free FAs

  

% Palmitic acid (C16:0)1

28.79 (8.41)2

35.88 (10.46)

% Palmitic acid (C16:0)3

31.2 (23.0–36.0)

29.3 (24.3–36.0)

% Lauric acid (C12:0)1

2.39 (0.73)1

7.05 (1.94)

% Lauric acid (C12:0)1

4.99 (1.78)2

7.28 (2.25)

% Myristic acid (C14:0)1

6.06 (1.01)1

4.26 (0.56)

% Myristic acid (C14:0)1

4.44 (0.92)

4.08 (0.62)

% Stearic acid (C18:0)1

11.57 (3.96)1

7.20 (1.94)

% Stearic acid (C18:0)3

7.43 (5.64–8.23)

5.73 (5.45–6.76)

% Oleic acid (C18:1 n-9)1

29.74 (10.25)

28.23 (9.07)

% Oleic acid (C18:1 n-9)1

31.11 (7.95)

28.51 (7.71)

% Linoleic acid (C18:2)1

4.66 (2.63)

4.39 (1.84)

% Linoleic acid (C18:2)1

5.68 (2.47)

5.79 (2.54)

% Gamma Linolenic acid (C18:3 n-6)2

0.37 (0.30–0.57)

0.35 (0.27–0.41)

% Gamma Linolenic acid (C18:3 n-6)2

0.32 (0.26–0.47)

0.35 (0.32–0.47)

% Alpha Linolenic acid (C18:3 n-3)1

0.50 (0.215)

0.44 (0.18)

% Alpha Linolenic acid (C18:3 n-3)1

0.52 (0.23)

0.57 (0.27)

% Arachidic acid (C20:0)1

0.58 (0.15)

0.59 (0.19)

% Arachidic acid (C20:0)2

0.52 (0.46–0.60)

0.54 (0.46–0.64)

% Fatty Acid Soaps within Total FA Soaps

  

% Fatty Acid Soaps within Total FA Soaps

  

% Palmitic soap (C16:0)3

54.4 (54.1–57.3)1

76.2 (75.6–77.6)

% Palmitic soap (C16:0)3

72.7 (71.5–74.7)2

76.6 (74.0–77.3)

% Lauric soap (C12:0)1

0.93 (0.25)1

2.46 (0.38)

% Lauric soap (C12:0)1

1.48 (0.42)1

2.36 (0.53)

% Myristic soap (C14:0)1

5.36 (0.35)1

3.89 (0.15)

% Myristic soap (C14:0)3

4.05 (3.88–4.12)2

3.93 (3.71–3.96)

% Stearic soap (C18:0)2

25.52 (23.95–26.48)1

10.73 (10.34–11.01)

% Stearic soap (C18:0)3

14.04 (13.10–14.87)2

11.24 (10.31–11.78)

% Oleic soap (C18:1 n-9)1

5.45 (2.17)2

3.94 (1.88)

% Oleic soap (C18:1 n-9)1

3.38 (1.77)

3.72 (2.14)

% Linoleic soap (C18:2)1

0.62 (0.29)

0.50 (0.26)

% Linoleic soap (C18:2)1

0.40 (0.21)2

0.51 (0.29)

  1. 1 Analysis of variance for variable in original scale of measurement. Data are presented as mean (SD)
  2. 2 Analysis of variance for log-transformed variable. Data are presented as median (IQR)
  3. 3 Non-parametric analysis (Wilcoxon Signed Rank). Data are presented as median (IQR)
  4. P-values indicated by a, p < 0.0001; b, p < 0.05 are not eligible for statistical significance according to pre-defined hierarchy.
  5. CS1 cross-over study 1; CS2 cross-over study 2; 50MF 50% MF formula; 20MF 20% MF formula; MF milk fat; VF vegetable fat; SD standard deviation; IQR inter-quartile range
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