Table 5.

Differences in the frequency and amount by daily calorie requirements among formula-fed infants.

6-Month-Old Infants	Overall	≤700 kcal	>700 kcal	p b
	n = 189 a	n = 90	n = 99
		mean (SD)
Bottle feeding frequency	5.26	4.39 (1.89)	6.06 (1.94)	<0.001
Amount of formula fed (oz.)	27.79	19.61 (8.97)	35.44 (12.36)	<0.001
9-Month-Old Infants	Overall	≤750 kcal	>750 kcal	p b
	n = 190 a	n = 65	n = 125
		mean (SD)
Bottle feeding frequency	4.32	3.76 (1.34)	4.61 (1.68)	<0.001
Amount of formula fed (oz.)	26.13	18.60 (8.68)	30.05 (12.54)	<0.001
12-Month-Old Infants	Overall	≤850 kcal	>850 kcal	p b
	n = 141 a	n = 52	n = 89
		mean (SD)
Bottle feeding frequency	3.45	3.13 (1.37)	3.62 (1.54)	0.058
Amount of formula fed (oz.)	20.83	16.07 (7.57)	23.63 (11.46)	<0.001

For each age, daily calorie requirements are based on the following research paper: [21]. Bottle feeding represents formula feeding with/without addition of other foods. ^a Infants who were fed formula only or both formula and breastmilk combined along with complementary foods; ^b ANOVA.