Table 1.
Infant growth, body composition and breast milk variables at 1 and 6-months postpartum
| Variable | One month (n=37) |
Six months (n=30) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (days) | 38 (36–42) | 167 (163–169) |
| Weight (grams)* | 4663.9 ± 695.0 | 7143.5 ± 1237.4 |
| Length (cm) | 55.6 ± 2.2 | 65.1 ± 2.9 |
| Weight change from birth (g/day) | 29.0 ± 10.8 | 21.2 ± 6.3 |
| Percent Fat | 24.1 ± 2.83 | 32.3 ± 3.8 |
| Total Fat Mass (grams) | 1191.1 ± 284.2 | 2423.9 ± 634.4 |
| Total Fat-Free Mass (grams) | 3720.4 ± 495.5 | 4974.1 ± 745.0 |
| Trunk Fat Mass (grams) | 408.3 ± 124.8 | 782.6 ± 309.4 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 25.4 ± 9.0 | 25.6 ± 7.5 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 3.7 (1.7–7.1)a | 2.2 (1.6–7.0) |
| Log IL-6 | 1.4 ± 1.0a | 1.2 ± 1.0 |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) | 4.1 (1.7–7.4) | 4.8 (2.8–7.0) |
| Log TNF-α | 1.4 ± 0.9 | 1.5 ± 0.8 |
| Insulin (pg/mL) | 451 (355–918) | 426 (337–724) |
| Log Insulin | 6.3 ± 0.8 | 6.3 ± 0.7 |
| Leptin (pg/mL) | 589 (353–1450) | 426 (145–940) |
| Log Leptin | 6.5 ± 0.8 | 6.0 ± 1.0 |
Data presented as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range).
*
Actual scale weight.
a
N=36 due to an IL-6 assay error.