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. 2023 Jan 21;114(5):1719–1728. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab226

TABLE 3.

Descriptive statistics for macronutrients by day1

Macronutrient Day 7 Day 14 Day 21 Day 28
Energy
Concentration, kcal/dL 66.3 ± 10.7 69.9 ± 11.4 70.4 ± 10.4 65.5 ± 9.6
95% CI 62.7, 69.9 66.0, 73.8 66.7, 74.0 61.8, 69.2
Observations, n 36 35 34 28
Fat
Concentration, g/dL 3.1 ± 1 3.5 ± 1.1 3.7 ± 1.1 3.2 ± 1.0
95% CI 2.8, 3.4 3.1, 3.9 3.3, 4.0 2.9, 3.6
Observations, n 36 35 34 28
Protein
Concentration, g/dL 2.2 ± 0.08 1.8 ± 0.08 1.8 ± 0.08 1.6 ± 0.10
95% CI 2.0, 2.2 1.7, 2.1 1.5, 1.9 1.4, 1.8
Observations, n 36 35 34 28
Carbohydrates
Concentration, g/dL 7.5 ± 0.6 7.7 ± 0.6 7.6 ± 0.7 7.5 ± 1.4
95% CI 7.3, 7.7 7.5, 7.9 7.4, 7.9 7.0, 8.1
Observations, n 36 35 34 28
Breast milk
Volume, mL/d 171.8 ± 148.5 198.5 ± 136.9 224.2 ± 159.9 210.3 ± 174.3
95% CI 110.5, 233.1 140.7, 256.3 155.0, 293.3 126.3, 294.3
Observations, n 25 24 23 19
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Values are mean ± SD unless otherwise noted. Supplemental Tables 1–7 provide complete statistical results, interactions, and covariates for each nutrient at each point in time.