TABLE 1.
Characteristics of mothers who provided milk samples and their infants in EGA and LGA groups1
| GA group | GA, wk | Postnatal age, d | Birth weight, g | Mother's age, y | Infant sex |
| EGA | 24.9 ± 0.7 (24–26) | 27 ± 3 (2–47) | 683 ± 19 (620–770) | 29 ± 2 (18–37) | 5 males; 4 females |
| LGA | 29.9 ± 0.6 (27–32) | 21 ± 5 (5–44) | 1246 ± 140 (890–2210) | 30 ± 2 (26–40) | 4 males; 5 females |
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All values are means ± SEMs (ranges), n = 9, unless otherwise indicated. EGA, early gestational age; GA, gestational age; LGA, late gestational age.