TABLE 2.
Stool biochemistry
| FA lost in stool (mg/100 mg stool dry weight) | |||
| Control (n = 56) | INFAT (n = 55) | BF (n = 50) | |
| Total C12:0 | 0.48 (0.23–0.73)a | 0.31 (0.14–0.41)b | 0.06 (0.03–0.11)c |
| Total C14:0 | 0.68 (0.34–0.93)a | 0.42 (0.24–0.58)b | 0.14 (0.08–0.29)c |
| Total C16:0 | 10.28 (5.29–15.06)a | 6.45 (4.54–9.35)b | 2.98 (1.63–5.80)c |
| Total C18:0 | 2.73 (2.06–3.54)a | 2.78 (2.29–3.69)a | 2.16 (1.32–3.72)a |
| Total C18:1 | 2.24 (1.43–3.16)a | 2.84 (1.76–4.28)b | 2.93 (1.24–5.22)a,b |
| Total C18:2 | 0.41 (0.24–0.69)a | 0.52 (0.31–0.91)a | 0.83 (0.34–1.46)b |
| Total FAs | 18.84 (10.95–25.47)a | 16.27 (11.62–21.87)b | 11.01 (5.43–17.23)c |
| Total soaped C12:0 | 0.38 (0.13–0.58)a | 0.17 (0.07–0.34)b | 0.02 (0.01–0.05)c |
| Total soaped C14:0 | 0.59 (0.27–0.85)a | 0.33 (0.17–0.45)b | 0.06 (0.03–0.18)c |
| Total soaped C16:0 | 9.36 (4.65–14.75)a | 5.95 (3.19–7.52)b | 1.60 (0.83–3.28)c |
| Total soaped C18:0 | 2.60 (1.86–3.37)a | 2.36 (1.78–3.44)a | 1.43 (0.67–2.77)b |
| Total soaped C18:1 | 1.20 (0.56–2.19)a | 1.30 (0.70–2.47)a | 0.53 (0.22–0.96)b |
| Total soaped C18:2 | 0.21 (0.08–0.33)a | 0.20 (0.09–0.35)a | 0.08 (0.05–0.25)b |
| Total soaped FAs | 15.19 (7.89–22.91)a | 12.17 (6.28–15.62)b | 4.05 (1.95–7.68)c |
| Data are expressed as median (25th percentile, 75th percentile) | |||
| Different letter represent significant difference (P < 0.05) | |||
| Calculated effect size | |||
| Control vs INFAT | Control vs BF | INFAT vs BF | |
| Total C12:0 | −0.236 | −0.561 | −0.490 |
| Total C14:0 | −0.260 | −0.514 | −0.445 |
| Total C16:0 | −0.256 | −0.494 | −0.369 |
| Total C18:0 | −0.006 | −0.149 | −0.129 |
| Total C18:1 | −0.158 | −0.088 | −0.039 |
| Total C18:2 | −0.156 | −0.211 | −0.097 |
| Total FAs | −0.120 | −0.290 | −0.218 |
| Total soaped C12:0 | −0.218 | −0.550 | −0.469 |
| Total soaped C14:0 | −0.272 | −0.530 | −0.444 |
| Total soaped C16:0 | −0.279 | −0.524 | −0.402 |
| Total soaped C18:0 | −0.057 | −0.302 | −0.234 |
| Total soaped C18:1 | −0.042 | −0.282 | −0.313 |
| Total soaped C18:2 | −0.014 | −0.190 | −0.205 |
| Total soaped FAs | −0.196 | −0.475 | −0.362 |
BF = breast-fed; FA = fatty acid; INFAT = SN2-palmitate.