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Table 1 Infants’ baseline characteristics

From: Growth and safety evaluation of infant formulae containing oligosaccharides derived from bovine milk: a randomized, double-blind, noninferiority trial

 

Control N = 84

IF-BMOS N = 99

IF-BMOS + Pro N = 98

Breastfed N = 30

Sex, no. (%)

Girls

33 (39.3)

45 (45.5)

42 (42.9)

16 (53.3)

Boys

51 (60.7)

54 (54.5)

56 (57.1)

14 (46.7)

Delivery Mode, no. (%)

Natural

33 (39.3)

43 (43.4)

41 (41.8)

14 (46.7)

Caesarean

51 (60.7)

56 (56.6)

57 (58.2)

16 (53.3)

Gestational Age, weeks, mean (SD)

 

39.2 (1.1)

38.9 (1.3)

39.0 (1.3)

39.1 (1.3)

Age at enrollment, days, mean (SD)

 

4.5 (3.2)

5.4 (4.0)

5.0 (3.6)

5.3 (3.3)

1-minute APGAR score, median (min-max)

 

9.0 (6.0-10.0)

9.0 (4.0-10.0)

9.0 (0.0-10.0)

9.0 (5.0-10.0)

5-minute APGAR score, median (min-max)

 

10.0 (8.0-10.0)

10.0 (5.0-10.0)

10.0 (7.0-10.0)

10.0 (6.0-10.0)

Weight, kg, mean (SD)

 

3.3 (0.4)

3.3 (0.4)

3.2 (0.4)

3.4 (0.4)

Height, cm, mean (SD)

 

49.4 (1.7)

49.4 (1.8)

49.4 (1.8)

49.4 (1.6)

Head Circumference, cm, mean (SD)

 

34.4 (1.2)

34.3 (1.1)

34.1 (1.4)

34.4 (1.2)

  1. Min-max = minimum-maximum; SD = standard deviation.