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Table 4.

Correlations between BM intake volume (measured between 4–6 weeks) and macronutrient concentrations (measured at 6 weeks)

		Carbohydrate concentration (g/100 ml)	Fat concentration (g/100 ml)	Protein concentration (g/100 ml)	Total energy concentration (kcal/100 ml)
Intake volume (l/d)	R	0·14	−0·19	−0·29	−0·19
Intake volume (l/d)	P	0·3	0·2	0·05	0·2
Carbohydrate concentration (g/100 ml)	R	1	−0·14	−0·13	0·02
Carbohydrate concentration (g/100 ml)	P		0·4	0·4	0·9
Fat concentration (g/100 ml)	R		1	0·66	0·997
Fat concentration (g/100 ml)	P			<0·001	<0·001
Protein concentration (g/100 ml)	R			1	0·69
Protein concentration (g/100 ml)	P				<0·001

BM, breast milk.

Pearson’s R correlation coefficients and their corresponding P values are presented.

Statistically significant correlations (P < 0·05) are highlighted in bold.