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Table 4 Stool characteristics at 14, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 275, and 365 days of age

From: Growth and tolerance of formula with lactoferrin in infants through one year of age: double-blind, randomized, controlled trial

 

Stool frequency

 

Stool consistency, n (%)

 

Age (days)

Group (n)

Mean ± SEa

Overall P

hard

formed

soft

unformed or seedy

watery

Overall P

14

Control (154)

3.1 ± 0.2

0.774

2 (1)

9 (6)

75 (49)

62 (41)

5 (3)

0.092

 

LF-0.6 (164)

3.3 ± 0.2

 

0 (0)

4 (3)

71 (45)

77 (48)

7 (4)

 
 

LF-1.0 (158)

3.3 ± 0.2

 

2 (1)

6 (4)

77 (49)

65 (42)

6 (4)

 

30

Control (133)

2.4 ± 0.1

0.516

10 (8)

18 (14)

82 (62)

22 (17)

0 (0)

<0.001†‡

 

LF-0.6 (152)

2.6 ± 0.1

 

0 (0)

2 (1)

76 (50)

64 (42)

10 (7)

 
 

LF-1.0 (141)

2.5 ± 0.1

 

1 (1)

6 (4)

66 (47)

59 (42)

8 (6)

 

60

Control (123)

1.9 ± 0.1

0.661

0 (0)

17 (14)

77 (65)

25 (21)

0 (0)

<0.001†‡

 

LF-0.6 (141)

2.0 ± 0.1

 

0 (0)

1 (1)

77 (57)

51 (38)

7 (5)

 
 

LF-1.0 (123)

1.9 ± 0.1

 

0 (0)

1 (1)

65 (55)

45 (38)

8 (7)

 

90

Control (118)

2.1 ± 0.1

0.882

2 (2)

11 (9)

79 (68)

23 (20)

2 (2)

<0.001†‡

 

LF-0.6 (137)

2.0 ± 0.1

 

0 (0)

2 (2)

76 (58)

44 (33)

10 (8)

 
 

LF-1.0 (119)

2.0 ± 0.1

 

0 (0)

1 (1)

78 (68)

33 (29)

3 (3)

 

120

Control (114)

2.0 ± 0.1

0.426

2 (2)

16 (15)

69 (64)

20 (19)

1 (1)

<0.001†‡

 

LF-0.6 (135)

1.9 ± 0.1

 

0 (0)

4 (3)

81 (63)

40 (31)

4 (3)

 
 

LF-1.0 (113)

1.8 ± 0.1

 

0 (0)

3 (3)

76 (70)

27 (25)

3 (3)

 

180

Control (111)

2.0 ± 0.1

0.242

6 (5)

28 (25)

71 (63)

6 (5)

1 (1)

<0.001†‡

 

LF-0.6 (134)

2.3 ± 0.1

 

1 (1)

18 (14)

91 (70)

20 (15)

0 (0)

 
 

LF-1.0 (113)

2.1 ± 0.1

 

1 (1)

8 (7)

88 (79)

15 (13)

0 (0)

 

275

Control (108)

2.2 ± 0.1

0.700

5 (5)

36 (33)

62 (57)

5 (5)

1 (1)

0.267

 

LF-0.6 (127)

2.1 ± 0.1

 

3 (2)

35 (28)

78 (62)

5 (4)

4 (3)

 
 

LF-1.0 (115)

2.3 ± 0.1

 

5 (4)

26 (23)

74 (65)

6 (5)

2 (2)

 

365

Control (94)

2.1 ± 0.1

0.599

6 (6)

33 (35)

47 (51)

6 (6)

1 (1)

0.352

 

LF-0.6 (107)

2.2 ± 0.1

 

4 (4)

29 (27)

65 (60)

9 (8)

1 (1)

 
 

LF-1.0 (98)

2.0 ± 0.1

 

4 (4)

36 (38)

47 (49)

2 (2)

7 (7)

 
  1. aMean ± standard error (SE) stool frequency
  2. †Control vs. LF-0.6 significantly different (P < 0.05)
  3. ‡Control vs. LF-1.0 significantly different (P < 0.05)