No effect of adding dairy lipids or long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on formula tolerance and growth in full term infants: a randomized controlled trial

Table 3 Growth rates between baseline and 2 or 4 months of age

		Formula D	Formula P	Formula PDHA	Breastfed	p-value
n	2 mo	23	25	24	22
n	4 mo	23	24	23	19
Weight gain, g/day, mean (SD)	2 mo	34.0 (7.1)	33.0 (9.7)	36.2 (6.8)	32.8 (7.7)	0.211
Weight gain, g/day, mean (SD)	4 mo	30.0 (5.1)	27.3 (5.0)	31.3 (5.3)	27.6 (6.8)	0.211
Length gain, mm/day, mean (SD)	2 mo	1.34 (0.33)	1.22 (0.38)	1.35 (0.33)	1.38 (0.35)	0.055
Length gain, mm/day, mean (SD)	4 mo	1.16 (0.18)	1.05 (0.17)	1.17 (0.15)	1.06 (0.17)	0.055
Head circumference gain, mm/day, mean (SD)	2 mo	0.78 (0.13)	0.71 (0.20)	0.78 (0.19)	0.65 (0.19)	0.082
Head circumference gain, mm/day, mean (SD)	4 mo	0.62 (0.08)	0.57 (0.09)	0.64 (0.08)	0.54 (0.15)	0.082

Formula D contained a mixture of dairy lipids and plant oils; formula P contained only plant oils and formula PDHA contained plant oils supplemented with ARA and DHA. Comparison of the 3 formula group by ANOVA 3 fixed factors (Sex, Time, Formula and all interactions)

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