Table 2.
Daily milk production, changes in fat content from fore to hind milk and feeding frequency for the volunteers
| Milk production on study day (ml day−1) | Change in milk fat content (%)* | Feeding frequency (day−1)2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer | Placebo | Pseudoephedrine | % decrease in production (placebo-pseudoephedrine) | Placebo | Pseudoephedrine | Placebo | Pseudoephedrine |
| 1 | 651 | 289 | 56 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 12 | 10 |
| 2 | 473 | 192 | 59 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 631 | 609 | 4 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 12 | 9 |
| 4 | 841 | 812 | 3 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | 1438 | 1272 | 12 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 21 | 18 |
| 6 | 815 | 673 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 12 | 16 |
| 7 | 731 | 546 | 25 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | 692 | 589 | 15 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 12 | 9 |
| Mean (95% CI) | 784 (543, 1025) | 623 (34, 839)‡ | 24 (6, 42) | 4.2 (1.2, 7.2) | 3.7 (1.0, 5.4) | 11.0 (6.8, 15.2) | 10.6 (7.2, 14.0) |
*
Values for volunteers are means for samples from both breasts (n = 4–21), while column means (95%CI) are for all samples; †total for both breasts;
‡
P = 0.006.