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. 2024 Oct 31;16(21):3727. doi: 10.3390/nu16213727

Table 8.

Longitudinal analysis of the relationship between changes in micronutrient content in human milk and fluctuation in mothers’ nutrient, supplement, and food group intake according to the 5-day dietary record (GEE models).

Micronutrients in HM Associated Variables Coef SE z p > |z| 95% CI
Vitamin D3 + 25(OH)D3,
pg/mL
Mothers = 143
Wald chi2(1) = 4.88
p > chi2 = 0.027
Meat, Fish, and eggs
servings/day
243.203 110.057 2.21 0.027 [27.494, 458.911]
Free riboflavin, mcg/L
Mothers = 51
Wald chi2(2) = 39.56
p > chi2 = <0.001
B2 intake *
mg/day
7.312 11.541 0.63 0.526 [−15.308, 29.931]
B2 supplement mg/day 28.642 12.214 2.35 0.019 [4.703, 52.581]
Pyridoxal, mcg/L
Mothers = 51
Wald chi2(2) = 17.08
p > chi2 = <0.001
B6 supplement
mg/day
6.284 1.885 3.33 0.001 [2.589, 9.978]
Fruit servings/day 2.006 0.831 2.41 0.016 [0.377, 3.634]
Selenium, ppb
Mothers = 143
Wald chi2(1) = 4.67
p > chi2 = 0.031
Meat, Fish, and eggs
servings/day
0.158 0.073 2.16 0.031 [0.015, 0.301]

In free riboflavin and pyridoxal models, 51 mothers registered intake of vitamin B1 and vitamin B6 supplements. * Control variable. Abbreviation: coef, coefficient; SE, standard error; ppb, parts per billion.