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. 2017 Jan 18;3:59. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2016.00059

Table 3.

Comparison of infant growth metrics in response to soy-based infant formula, Generation Y versus Generation Z.

Study
Generation Y (51)
Generation Z (7)
Diet base Breastn = 17 Cown = 19 Soyn = 20 Breastn = 131 Cow n = 131 Soyn = 129
At birth
Weight (kg) 3.37 ± 0.0 3.27 ± 0.09 3.35 ± 0.07 3.58 ± 0.34 3.51 ± 0.39 3.45 ± 0.37
Height (cm) 51 ± 0.6 50.8 ± 0.5 51.2 ± 0.6 51.6 ± 2.2 51.3 ± 2.5 51.2 ± 2.2
Head circumference (cm) 34.9 ± 0.3 34.2 ± 0.3 34.4 ± 0.4 ND ND ND
At 6 months
Weight (kg) 7.4 ± 0.2 7.5 ± 0.2 7.9 ± 0.3 7.7 ± 0.9 8.0 ± 0.8 7.9 ± 0.8
Height (cm) 66.9 ± 0.9 66.6 ± 0.7 67.2 ± 1.0 66.2 ± 2.4 66.7 ± 2.3 66.6 ± 2.2
Head circumference (cm) 43.9 ± 0.3 43.7 ± 0.3 43.4 ± 0.5 43.5 ± 1.3 43.6 ± 0.2 43.8 ± 1.3