Table 2.
Characteristics of the participants
| GMF | CMF | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal characteristics | |||
| Age (years) | 29.46±4.15 | 29.69±4.54 | 0.83 |
| Education | 0.71 | ||
| Secondary incomplete | 6 (15.4) | 9 (22.5) | |
| Certificate/diploma or secondary complete | 13 (33.3) | 13 (32.5) | |
| Degree or higher degree | 20 (51.3) | 18 (45.0) | |
| Smoking during pregnancy | 1 (2.6) | 2 (5.0) | 0.54 |
| Drinking during pregnancy | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.35 |
| Infant birth characteristics | |||
| Sex, male | 16 (41.0) | 17 (42.5) | 0.54 |
| Birth weight (kg) | 3.26±0.46 | 3.28±0.58 | 0.89 |
| Birth length (cm) | 47.65±8.26 | 49.73±1.62 | 0.15 |
| Infant baseline data | |||
| Age at enrolment (days) | 42.65±22.09 | 35.12±17.51 | 0.131 |
| Weight at enrolment (g) | 4.67±0.99 | 4.73±1.10 | 0.83 |
| Length at enrolment (cm) | 55.65±3.63 | 54.35±4.06 | 0.18 |
| Head circumference at enrolment (cm) | 37.26±1.94 | 37.17±2.99 | 0.86 |
Data were mean value (standard deviation) or n (percentage).
P values are for the independent t test or non-parametric test or chi-squared test for means of two groups (a=0.05).
GMF, goat milk–based infant formula; CMF, cow milk–based infant formula.