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Table 5 Stool characteristics at Days 14, 30, 60, 90, and 120a

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

  

Stool

Overall

Stool consistency, n (%)

Overall

Day

Group (n)

frequencyb

P

hard

formed

soft

Unformed or seedy

watery

P

14

Control (173)

2.9 ± 0.2

0.352

3 ( 2)

5 (3 )

67 (40)

87 (52)

6 (4)

0.679

EHF (170)

3.3 ± 0.2

 

2 (1)

8 (5)

74 (45)

76 (46)

6 (4)

 

AAF (156)

3.2 ± 0.2

 

2 (1)

4 (3)

69 (45)

75 (49)

4 (3)

 

30

Control (140)

3.6 ± 0.2

< 0.001*†

3 (2)

5 (4)

74 (53)

53 (38)

5 (4)

< 0.001*†

EHF (121)

3.4 ± 0.2

 

1 (1)

5 (4)

67 (54)

46 (37)

4 (3)

 

AAF (123)

2.5 ± 0.2

 

21 (18)

43 (36)

48 (40)

7 (6)

0 (0)

 

60

Control (125)

3.0 ± 0.1

< 0.001*‡

1 (1)

3 (2)

67 (54)

47 (38)

6 (5)

< 0.001*†

EHF (113)

2.5 ± 0.1

 

0 (0)

3 (3)

58 (53)

42 (38)

7 (6)

 

AAF (114)

2.2 ± 0.1

 

8 (7)

27 (25)

62 (56)

11 (10)

2 (2)

 

90

Control (121)

2.5 ± 0.1

0.008*†

0 (0)

3 (3)

66 (58)

33 (29)

12 (11)

< 0.001*†

EHF (104)

2.5 ± 0.2

 

0 (0)

6 (6)

55 (54)

38 (37)

3 (3)

 

AAF (112)

1.9 ± 0.1

 

4 (4)

19 (17)

74 (67)

12 (11)

1 (1)

 

120

Control (116)

2.4 ± 0.1

0.356

2 (2)

6 (5)

64 (57)

34 (30)

7 (6)

< 0.001*†

EHF (105)

2.3 ± 0.1

 

1 (1)

6 (6)

65 (63)

30 (29)

2 (2)

 

AAF (105)

2.1 ± 0.1

 

5 (5)

24 (23)

65 (63)

10 (10)

0 (0)

 
  1. a24-hour recall at study visits
  2. bMean ± standard error (SE)
  3. * Control vs AAF significantly different, P < 0.05
  4. † EHF vs AAF significantly different, P < 0.05
  5. ‡ Control vs EHF significantly different, P < 0.05