Table 1 Incidence of anaemia and low ferritin concentration in infants at 8 and 12 months according to the type of milk taken at 8 months of age.
| All (n/n) | Dietary group | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast milk (n/n) | Formula (n/n) | Cows' (n/n) | FM vs BM | FM vs CM | ||
| 8 months | ||||||
| % Anaemic (<100 g/dl) | 7 (66/926) | 9 (10/113) | 7 (45/687) | 9 (11/126) | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| % Anaemic (<110 g/dl) | 23 (210/926) | 32 (36/113) | 20 (139/687) | 28 (35/126) | 0.009 | 0.08 |
| % Low ferritin (<16 μg/l) | 3 (20/649) | 5 (4/85) | 2 (10/481) | 7 (6/83) | 0.2 | 0.02 |
| 12 months | ||||||
| % Anaemic (<100 g/dl) | 4 (31/781) | 11 (11/102) | 3 (15/574) | 5 (5/105) | 0.001 | 0.2 |
| % Anaemic (<110 g/dl) | 18 (141/781) | 27 (27/102) | 15 (86/574) | 27 (28/105) | 0.006 | 0.006 |
| % Low ferritin (<16 μg/l) | 4 (27/644) | 5 (4/83) | 3 (14/477) | 11 (9/84) | 0.3 | 0.003 |