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Table 8 Correlations between infant growth and stool characteristics in MFGM-formula group (MF)1

From: Safety and tolerance assessment of milk fat globule membrane-enriched infant formulas in healthy term Chinese infants: a randomised multicenter controlled trial

  

Stool color 2

Stool consistency 3

Stool mucus 4

Coefficient

P value

Coefficient

P value

Coefficient

P value

Body weight

42d

-0.028

0.802

0.001

0.991

-

-

4mo

0.075

0.510

-0.031

0.786

-

-

6mo

-0.122

0.293

0.058

0.612

-

-

8mo

-0.094

0.420

0.098

0.404

-

-

12mo

-0.031

0.785

0.113

0.320

-

-

Body length

42d

-0.020

0.858

-0.020

0.859

-

-

4mo

0.281

0.012

0.110

0.329

-

-

6mo

0.044

0.706

-0.128

0.265

-

-

8mo

-0.007

0.955

0.130

0.267

-

-

12mo

0.064

0.574

0.228

0.042

-

-

Head circumference

42d

0.005

0.966

-0.005

0.962

-

-

4mo

0.149

0.187

0.061

0.589

-

-

6mo

0.016

0.888

0.064

0.581

-

-

8mo

-0.077

0.509

0.163

0.163

-

-

12mo

-0.065

0.568

0.080

0.479

-

-

BMI

42d

-0.028

0.797

0.022

0.842

-

-

4mo

-0.134

0.235

-0.140

0.214

-

-

6mo

-0.211

0.068

0.177

0.121

-

-

8mo

-0.132

0.255

0.036

0.756

-

-

12mo

-0.092

0.416

0.009

0.934

-

-

  1. 1Data are processed through Pearson analysis. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
  2. 2Stool color: a) blackish green, b) green, c) light yellow and d) golden
  3. 3Stool consistency: a) soft, b) hard and c) loose
  4. 4Stool mucus: stool mucus was not found in all infants throughout the trial
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