Table 2.

Comparison of infant weigh ts in present study to predictions from a situation more closely mirroring feral conditions.

Age	Present study – infants < 14% fat at 12 months N = 15	Present study – infants > 14% fat at 12 months N = 16	Weight prediction from ref 17
Birth	29.7 ± 0.8g	29.5 ± 0.4g
1 month	62.5 ± 2.6g	61.8 ± 2.4g	70
2 months	113.6 ± 6.0g	111.4 ± 5.9g	100
3 months	177.1 ± 8.6g	167.7 ± 7.4g	140
6 months	226.6 ± 10.3g*	273.6 ± 11.6g*	200
12 months	257.5 ± 9.8*	402.9 ± 12.0*	275

^*indicates values were statistically different; P<.01)