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Table 2 Baseline and family characteristics of the study subjects

From: Effect of bovine milk fat-based infant formulae on microbiota, metabolites and stool parameters in healthy term infants in a randomized, crossover, placebo-controlled trial

Ā 

MF-VF (nā€‰=ā€‰10)

VF-MF (nā€‰=ā€‰9)

Gender, n (%)

Ā Ā Female

5 (50.0)

4 (44.4)

Ā Ā Male

5 (50.0)

5 (55.6)

Age at screening, days

Ā Ā Mean (SD)

92.0 (11.6)

89.4 (14.6)

Ā Ā Median

89

84

Ā Ā Minā€“max

70ā€“112

67ā€“111

Ethnicity, n (%)

Ā Ā Albanian

1 (10.0)

1 (11.1)

Ā Ā Greek

9 (90.0)

8 (89.9)

Length at birth, cm

Ā Ā Mean (SD)

49.4 (2.0)

50.2 (1.5)

Ā Ā Median

50.0

50.0

Ā Ā Minā€“max

44.0ā€“51.0

49.0ā€“54.0

Weight at birth, g

Ā Ā Mean (SD)

3063.0 (372.8)

2935.0 (265.0)

Ā Ā Median

3150.0

2910.0

Ā Ā Minā€“max

2500ā€“3480

2500ā€“3455

Gestational age, weeks

Ā Ā Mean (SD)

37.7 (0.8)

38.6 (0.5)

Ā Ā Median

37.5

39.0

Ā Ā Minā€“max

37ā€“39

38ā€“39

Mode of delivery, n (%)

Ā Ā C-section

8 (80.0)

6 (66.7)

Ā Ā Natural delivery

2 (20.0)

3 (33.3)

Length at screening, cm

Ā Ā Mean (SD)

62.05 (2.2)

62.1 (3.1)

Ā Ā Median

61.5

61.5

Ā Ā Minā€“max

59.0ā€“65.3

58ā€“68

Weight at screening, g

Ā Ā Mean (SD)

5963.7 (601.2)

5827.1 (945.9)

Ā Ā Median

5958.5

6180

Ā Ā Minā€“max

4860.0ā€“7083.0

4130ā€“7200

  1. VF standard formula with 100% vegetable fat source, MF test formula with 50% milk fat, SD Standard deviation. MF-VF crossover group with MF first, VF-MF crossover group with VF first