Table 5.
Sub-group analysis of the effect of nutritional supplementation on Body composition and anthropometric measures of breastfeeding mothers (by BMI category)
| Change in variable over 6 months | Low to normal BMI (≤ 24.99 kg/m2) | High BMI (≥ 25 kg/m2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breastfeeding Control (n = 22) | Breastfeeding Supplemented (n = 27) | P value for the difference between the groups (95% CI) | Breastfeeding Control (n = 35) | Breastfeeding Supplemented (n = 30) | p value for the difference between the groups (95% CI) | |
| Wt kg Mean (SD) | 0.3 (4.45) | -0.94 (3.9) | 0.306 (-1.17, 3.64) | -0.89 (4.99) | -2.22(5.63) | 0.318 (-1.31, 3.96) |
| BMI kg/m2 Mean (SD) | 0.23 (1.76) | -0.36 (1.51) | 0.215 (-0.35, 1.53) | -0.36 (2.04) | -0.90 (2.31) | 0.316 (-0.53, 1.62) |
|
MUAC cm Mean (SD) |
1.44(1.61) | 0.69(1.35) | 0.083 (-0.10, 1.60) | 1.05 (1.64) | 1.10 (2.03) | 0.910 (- 0.97, 0.86) |
|
TSF mm Mean (SD) |
4.45(4.15) | 3.11(4.53) | 0.291 (-1.18, 3.86) | 3.95(5.04) | 2.65(5.26) | 0.318 (-1.28, 3.88) |
|
LBM kg Mean (SD) |
-3.71 (2.76) | -1.32(2.46) | 0.026 (-4.46,-0.32) | -3.84(5.2) | -4.71(3.57) | 0.597 (-2.44, 4.16) |
|
FM kg Mean (SD) |
4.58 (3.86) | 1.72(4.7) | 0.090 (-0.47, 6.18) | 3.71(5.28) | 4.4 (6.4) | 0.747 (-4.98, 3.62) |
|
%FM Mean (SD) |
7.17(4.87) | 2.55(5.82) | 0.031 (0.46, 8.77) |
4.98 (5.93) | 6.05 (6.84) | 0.643 (-5.77, 3.62) |