Table 1.
Effect or interaction | DF | F value | Pr > Fa | Duncan's groupingb | N | Group | Mean (log10 CFU g-1) |
Feeding practice | 1 | 10.11 | 0.0045 | A | 215 | Breast-fed | 9.87 |
B | 105 | Formula-fed | 10.71 | ||||
Infant age | 2 | 0.18 | 0.8343 | A | 115 | 7-day old | 10.16 |
A | 105 | 14-day old | 10.16 | ||||
A | 100 | 35-day old | 10.12 | ||||
Feeding practice × infant age | 2 | 1.12 | 0.3360 | ||||
Feeding practice | 1 | 10.18 | 0.0044 | A | 215 | Breast-fed | 9.87 |
B | 105 | Formula-fed | 10.71 | ||||
Culture medium | 4 | 11.09 | < 0.0001 | A | 64 | CNA | 9.25 |
A | 64 | VRBA | 9.54 | ||||
B | 64 | BHI | 10.34 | ||||
BC | 64 | MRS | 10.67 | ||||
C | 64 | WCh | 10.93 | ||||
Feeding practice × culture medium | 4 | 3.32 | 0.0141 |
aProbability value F test: significant when P < 0.05.
bDuncan's tests: groups within the same effect with the same letter do not differ significantly (P < 0.05).
N = 320