Table 3. HMO profiles by maternal factors.
| HMO profiles (mg/L) | Method of delivery* | Body mass index (kg/m2)† | Number of children† | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaginal | Caesarean | <18.5 | 18.5–22.9 | >23 | 1 | 2 | >3 | |
| 2’FL | 2,017 (61–3,201) | 2,437 (122–3,842) | 1,934 (998–4,620) | 2,094 (339–3,237) | 2,150 (61–3,870) | 2,409 (364–3,931) | 1,666 (49–4,069) | 2,150 (59–5,167) |
| LNFP I | 432 (138–1,343) | 560 (123–1,398) | 135 (87–19,761) | 598 (207–1,076) | 317 (112–1,407) | 467 (136–1,452) | 500 (112–1,343) | 389 (166–917) |
| LNT | 109 (64–204) | 106 (53–239) | 41 (27–68) | 123 (81–220) | 103 (60–204) | 115 (57–189) | 122 (57–215) | 103 (71–238) |
| LNnT | 67 (38–114) | 82 (33–116) | 28 (20–33) | 83 (49–118) | 69 (36–109) | 78 (37–111) | 67 (36–118) | 63 (39–126) |
| 3’SL | 188 (145–238) | 184 (112–259) | 128 (70–144) | 183 (149–233) | 195 (132–261) | 188 (158–223) | 181 (132–251) | 209 (137–261) |
| 6’SL | 188 (144–233) | 182 (112–256) | 128 (70–144) | 183 (148–232) | 192 (132–249) | 186 (154–217) | 181 (132–250) | 208 (136–260) |
Values are presented as median (interquartile range).
HMO: human milk oligosaccharides, 2’FL: 2’-fucosyllactose, LNFP I: lacto-N-fucopentaose I, LNT: lacto-N-tetraose, LNnT: lacto-N-neotetraose, 3’SL: 3’-sialyllactose, 6’SL: 6’-sialyllactose.
*Mann-Whitney test.
†Kruskal-Wallis test.