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Table 3 Laboratory Values

From: Total calcium absorption is similar from infant formulas with and without prebiotics and exceeds that in human milk-fed infants

 

Prebiotic Formula N = 20

Control Formula N = 29

Human Milk ReferenceaN = 16**

Serum calcium, mg/dL

10.3 ± 0.1

9.9 ± .01***

10.2 ± 0.2

Serum phosphorus, mg/dL

6.9 ± 0.1

6.7 ± 0.1

5.9 ± 0.2

Serum alkaline phosphatase activity, IU/L

326 ± 19

331 ± 16

282 ± 21

Serum sodium, mEq/L

140.2 ± 0.6

139.6 ± 0.5

-

Serum potassium, mEq/L

5.5 ± 0.1

5.4 ± 0.1

-

Serum creatinine, mEq/L

0.29 ± 0.03

0.30 ± 0.02

-

Serum magnesium, mg/dL

2.03 ± 0.03

2.00 ± 0.03

-

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, ng/mL

30.5 ±1.8

28.7 ±1.5

28.7 ± 2.8

  1. Data are Mean ± SEM.
  2. Includes only infants with a calcium absorption result.
  3. aNo statistical comparisons to formulas were made.
  4. **N = 18 for serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D.
  5. *** p = 0.01, PF versus CF.