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Table 9 Correlations between infant growth and stool characteristics in standard formula group (SF) 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

0.016

0.90

0.156

0.21

-

-

4mo

-0.047

0.71

0.089

0.47

-0.096

0.44

6mo

0.023

0.85

0.242

0.06

-0.122

0.34

8mo

0.093

0.47

-0.025

0.85

-

-

12mo

-0.215

0.08

0.181

0.14

0.018

0.89

Body length

42d

0.022

0.86

0.177

0.15

-

-

4mo

-0.022

0.86

0.007

0.95

0.058

0.64

6mo

0.075

0.55

-0.040

0.76

-0.242

0.05

8mo

-0.060

0.64

-0.067

0.60

-

-

12mo

-0.233

0.06

-0.057

0.65

0.092

0.46

Head circumference

42d

0.036

0.77

0.065

0.60

-

-

4mo

0.008

0.95

0.043

0.73

-0.042

0.74

6mo

-0.031

0.81

0.115

0.37

-0.154

0.23

8mo

-0.056

0.66

-0.137

0.28

-

-

12mo

-0.175

0.16

0.057

0.65

0.012

0.92

Body mass index

42d

0.001

0.99

0.033

0.79

-

-

4mo

-0.044

0.72

0.101

0.41

-0.156

0.21

6mo

-0.031

0.80

0.368

0.003

0.032

0.80

8mo

0.185

0.14

0.036

0.780

-

-

12mo

-0.122

0.33

0.346

0.004

-0.045

0.72

  1. 1 Data are processed through Pearson analysis. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
  2. 2 Stool color: a) blackish green, b) green, c) light yellow and d) golden
  3. 3 Stool consistency: a) soft, b) hard and c) loose
  4. 4 Stool mucus: a) no and b) yes
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