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. 2016 Oct 23;8(10):664. doi: 10.3390/nu8100664

Table 4.

Univariate linear regression analysis for associations of infant characteristics, anthropometric parameters and mode of feeding with fat-free mass and fat mass at term-corrected age.

Parameters Fat-Free Mass at Term-Corrected Age (g) Fat Mass at Term-Corrected Age (g)
β 95% Confidence Interval p β 95% Confidence Interval p
Gestational age (weeks) 64.5 8.1; 120.9 0.025 −5.7 −36.5; 25.0 0.713
Being male (yes vs. no) 117.0 26.1; 207.8 0.012 −33.8 −83.2; 15.7 0.180
Being small for gestational age (no vs. yes) −401.9 −522.3; −281.5 <0.0001 −128.5 −196.8; 60.3 <0.0001
Weight z-score at birth 280.9 238.1; 323.7 <0.0001 92.5 65.4; 119.6 <0.0001
Length z-score at birth 175.0 129; 220.9 <0.0001 60.8 34.5; 87.1 <0.0001
Head circumference z-score at birth 156.4 107.3; 205.4 <0.0001 57.5 29.9; 85.0 <0.0001
Weight z-score at term-corrected age 307.1 283.9; 330.2 <0.0001 140.3 124.1; 156.6 <0.0001
Length z-score at term-corrected age 246.4 212.4; 280.4 <0.0001 103.6 82.7; 124.4 <0.0001
Head circumference z-score at term-corrected age 232.5 191.3; 273.6 <0.0001 87.5 62.8; 112.1 <0.0001
Being twin (no vs. yes) −187.6 −289.6; −85.6 <0.0001 −32.8 −89.8; 24.8 0.256
Being exclusively human milk fed vs. exclusively formula fed at discharge −333 −483.6; −183.5 <0.0001 −99.1 −179.1; −19.1 0.016
Being fed any human milk vs. exclusively formula fed at discharge −223 −337.9; −109.0 <0.0001 −43.6 −110.0; 22.9 0.197
Being exclusively human milk fed vs. exclusively formula fed at term-corrected age −226 −344.6; 109.1 <0.0001 17.8 −48.1; 83.8 0.594
Being fed any human milk vs. exclusively formula fed at term-corrected age −227 −327.8; −126.2 <0.0001 −7.8 −65.0; 49.4 0.788