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Table 3 Weight, length, and head circumference growth rates from 14 days to 30, 60, 90, and 120 days of age

From: Growth and tolerance of healthy, term infants fed lower protein extensively hydrolyzed or amino acid-based formula: double-blind, randomized, controlled trial

   

Growth ratea

 

Day

Group (n)

Weight

(g/day)

Length

(cm/day)

Head circumference

(cm/day)

male

 30

Control (90)

35.3 ± 1.3

0.14 ± 0.008

0.076 ± 0.004*†

EHF (80)

37.8 ± 1.4

0.13 ± 0.009

0.091 ± 0.004

AAF (82)

39.7 ± 1.4

0.13 ± 0.009

0.098 ± 0.004

 60

Control (78)

33.2 ± 1.0

0.12 ± 0.004

0.067 ± 0.002†

EHF (67)

34.7 ± 1.1

0.13 ± 0.004

0.071 ± 0.002

AAF (67)

36.4 ± 1.1

0.13 ± 0.004

0.076 ± 0.002

 90

Control (74)

30.5 ± 0.8

0.11 ± 0.002

0.060 ± 0.001†

EHF (60)

31.7 ± 0.9

0.12 ± 0.003

0.060 ± 0.002†

AAF (64)

33.0 ± 0.9

0.12 ± 0.003

0.067 ± 0.001

 120

Control (71)

28.6 ± 0.7

0.11 ± 0.002

0.054 ± 0.001†

EHF (57)

29.5 ± 0.8

0.11 ± 0.002

0.054 ± 0.001†

AAF (63)

30.5 ± 0.7

0.11 ± 0.002

0.059 ± 0.001

female

 30

Control (62)

31.6 ± 1.3

0.12 ± 0.009

0.075 ± 0.004

EHF (58)

33.0 ± 1.4

0.14 ± 0.009

0.077 ± 0.005

AAF (59)

32.9 ± 1.3

0.13 ± 0.009

0.081 ± 0.005

 60

Control (55)

28.3 ± 1.0

0.11 ± 0.004

0.063 ± 0.002

EHF (52)

28.1 ± 1.0

0.12 ± 0.004

0.063 ± 0.002

AAF (50)

29.8 ± 1.0

0.11 ± 0.004

0.069 ± 0.002

 90

Control (49)

26.0 ± 0.9

0.11 ± 0.003

0.055 ± 0.002

EHF (50)

25.7 ± 0.9

0.11 ± 0.003

0.054 ± 0.002

AAF (49)

26.8 ± 0.9

0.11 ± 0.003

0.058 ± 0.002

 120

Control (45)

24.8 ± 0.8

0.10 ± 0.002

0.050 ± 0.001

EHF (49)

24.2 ± 0.8

0.10 ± 0.002

0.049 ± 0.001

AAF (46)

25.1 ± 0.8

0.10 ± 0.002

0.050 ± 0.001

  1. amean ± standard error (SE); adjusted mean ± SE for Head Circumference for females
  2. *Significantly different vs EHF, P < 0.05
  3. †Significantly different vs AAF, P < 0.05