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Table 4 Occurrence of abdominal pain, flatulence and sleeping disturbances and description of behavior in infants at 1 and 3 months of age

From: 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

 

1 month

3 months

Formula D n = 25

Formula P n = 26

Formula PDHA n = 28

Breastfed n = 26

Formula D n = 23

Formula P n = 25

Formula PDHA n = 23

Breastfed n = 20

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Abdominal pain

11

44

7

27

11

39

14

54

2

9

3

12

3

13

16

80

Flatulence

17

68

22

85

21

75

17

65

13

57

17

68

13

57

12

60

Sleeping disturbances

2

8

4

15

7

25

10

38

1

4

6

24

1

4

4

20

Behavior

Quiet

17

68

15

58

18

64

20

77

15

65

12

48

11

48

7

35

Active

8

32

9

35

7

25

5

19

8

35

13

52

11

48

13

65

Disturbed/restless

0

0

2

8

3

11

1

4

0

0

0

0

1

4

0

0

  1. 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 binary logistic model on formula and time effects with age as covariate