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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the subjects that participated in the study

From: Evaluation of the safety, tolerance and efficacy of 1-year consumption of infant formula supplemented with Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716 Lc40 or Bifidobacterium breve CECT7263: a randomized controlled trial

 

CG

(n = 77)

Lf

(n = 83)

Bb

(n = 76)

Male/female, n (%)

41/36 (53.2/46.8)

48/35 (57.8/42.2)

39/37 (51.3/48.7)

Age at enrolment (weeks), mean ± SD

3.73 ± 0.93

3.80 ± 1.11

3.75 ± 1.19

Birth weight (kg), mean ± SD

3.21 ± 0.5

3.18 ± 0.4

3.17 ± 0.59

Delivery by cesarean (%)

27.3

26.5

32.9

Gestational age (weeks) mean ± SD

39.0 ± 1.5

39.2 ± 1.3

38.9.2 ± 1.7

Age of mother at birth (years) mean ± SD

34.41 ± 2.3

34.06 ± 1.3

33.93 ± 1.7

Breast feeding (days) mean ± SD

6.13 ± 9.6

4.06 ± 7.8

5.25 ± 8.9

Smoking during pregnancy (%)

16.7

14.5

19.2

Smoking during lactacion (%)

15.6

12.2

17.9

Smoking in the household (%)

42.9

38.6

48.7

Older siblings (%)

61.5

50.6

51.3

Weight of mother (kg) mean ± SD

70.8 ± 13.95

69.8 ± 14.2

70.7 ± 14.1

Pets at home (%)

26.0

32.5

42.1