Table 1.
Description of study sample (n=19).
| Variable | 1-month |
|---|---|
| n = 19 | |
| Age (days) | 40 ± 3.7 |
| Weight (grams) | 4,790 ± 651 |
| Length (cm) | 55.6 ± 2.2 |
| Weight-for-length z-scorea | −0.22 ± 1.18 |
| BMI-for-age z-scorea | −0.14 ± 1.14 |
| Rate of weight change from birth to 1-month (g/day) | 31.3 ± 0.01 |
| %fat | 23.9 ± 2.9 |
| Total Fat Mass (grams) | 1,205 ± 292 |
| Total Lean Mass (grams) | 3,711 ± 508 |
| Trunk Fat Mass (grams) | 413 ± 127 |
| % male | 68% |
| % Caucasian | 72% |
| Income (<$30,000;>$90,000) | 21;26% |
| Parity | 2.7 ± 1.7 |
| Pre-gravid BMI | 26.6 ± 6.6 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 25.7 ± 8.6 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 3.8 ± 5.3 |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) | 4.7 ± 4.9 |
| Insulin (pg/mL) | 954.9 ± 726.5 |
| Leptin (pg/mL) | 91.8 ± 47.0 |
Data presented as mean ± standard deviation.
a
z-scores based on WHO 2006 growth charts (http://www.who.int\childgrowth\standards\technicalreport\en\index.html.
Biochemical constituents were measured in human breast milk.