. 2017 Oct 19;75(11):920–933. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nux044

Table 3.

Concentrations of neutral human milk oligosaccharides (HMOS) from secretor mothers^a

HMOS (ref. nos. in superscript)	Lactation (days)	No. of mothers/no. of samples	Mean concentration (g/L)	95%CL (g/L)
Term studies
2′-FL^31–35^,⁴²^,⁴³^,⁴⁵^,⁷¹^,⁷²	0 to > 100	353/556	2.74	2.43–3.04
3-FL^a ³¹^,³²^,³⁴^,⁴²^,⁴³^,⁴⁵^,⁴⁸	0 to > 100	122/365	0.44	0.31–0.58
DF-L³¹^,³⁵^,⁴²^,⁴³^,⁴⁵^,⁷⁴	0 to > 100	288/455	0.42	0.32–0.51
LNT³¹^,³⁴^,⁴⁰^,⁴²^,⁴⁵^,⁴⁸^,⁷²^,⁷⁴	0 to 100	114/308	0.79	0.59–0.98
LNnT³¹^,³⁴^,³⁵^,⁴²^,⁴⁸	0 to 100	184/372	0.74	0.36–1.12
LNFP I^a ³¹^,³²^,³⁴^,³⁵^,⁴⁰^,⁴²^,⁴³^,⁴⁵^,⁴⁸^,⁷²	0 to > 100	331/580	1.31	1.08–1.53
LNFP II³¹^,³²^,³⁴^,³⁵^,⁴⁵^,⁴⁸^,⁷⁴	0 to 100	229/389	0.28	0.21–0.34
LNFP III³¹^,³⁵^,⁴⁸	0 to 100	154/246	0.33	0.24–0.42
LNFP V³⁵^,⁴⁸	0 to 30	133/137	0.06	−0.15 to 0.26
LNFP VI⁴⁸	0 to 30	4/8	0.01	0.00–0.02
LNDFH I^a ³¹^,³⁴^,⁴³^,⁴⁸^,⁷⁴	0 to > 100	61/214	0.80	0.66–0.94
LNDFH II³¹^,³²^,³⁴^,⁴²^,⁴³^,⁴⁸	0 to > 100	76/319	0.14	0.10–0.18
LNH³¹^,³⁴^,⁷²	0 to 100	49/209	0.09	0.06–0.13
LNnH³⁴	0 to 100	18/90	0.16	0.06–0.25
F-LNH I³¹	0 to 100	21/109	0.20	0.08–0.33
F-LNH II³¹^,³²^,³⁴	0 to 100	53/176	0.27	0.14–0.40
DF-LNH I³¹	0 to 100	21/109	0.31	0.19–0.43
DF-LNH II³²^,³⁴	0 to 100	28/100	2.31	1.93–2.68
DF-LNnH³⁴	0 to 100	18/90	0.54	0.10–0.98
TF-LNH³²^,³⁴	0 to 100	28/100	2.84	2.60–3.07
Sum of means			14.78
Preterm studies
2′-FL³³^,⁴¹^,⁴⁶	0–60	74/230	2.77	0.76–4.78
3-FL³³^,⁴¹^,⁴⁶	0–60	75/230	0.32	0.17–0.48
DF-L³³^,⁴¹	0–60	54/190	0.41	0.17–0.65
LNT³³^,⁴¹^,⁴⁶	0–60	75/356	1.04	0.39–1.68
LNnT³³^,⁴¹^,⁴⁶	0–30	75/227	0.66	0.04–1.28
LNFP I³³^,⁴¹^,⁴⁶	0–60	74/230	1.09	0.39–1.78
LNFP II³³^,⁴¹^,⁴⁶	0–60	68/198	0.27	0.14–0.40
LNFP III³³^,⁴¹^,⁴⁶	0–60	75/230	0.16	0.04–0.28
LNFP V⁴¹	0–60	12/22	0.02	0.00–0.04
LNDFH II³³^,⁴¹	0–60	47/168	0.07	0.00–0.14
LNH³³	0–30	42/168	0.06	0.04–0.08
LNnH³³	0–30	42/168	0.08	0.06–0.11
F-LNH II³³	0–30	41/168	0.33	0.26–0.41
DF-LNH II³³	0–30	35/140	2.70	2.54–2.86
DF-para-LNH³³	0–30	35/140	0.44	0.10–0.79
DF-para-LNnH³³	0–30	42/168	0.50	−0.09 to 1.09
TF-LNH³³	0–30	35/140	0.65	0.21–1.08
Sum of means			11.57

Abbreviations: CL, confidence limit; ref. nos., reference numbers.

^aHMOS exhibiting significant differences between the means of the lactation periods (see Tables S2-A, S2-B, and S2-C in the Supporting Information online).