Table 6.
Measurement, adjusted mean (95% CI) | Supplement (n = 62) | Supplement + probiotics (n = 60) | Combineda (n = 122) | No supplement (n = 61) | p-value | |
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Supplement + probiotics vs. supplement | Combined vs. No supplement | |||||
Weight (kg) | 8.92 (8.75–9.09) | 9.06 (8.88–9.24) | 8.97 (8.84–9.09) | 8.61 (8.43–8.78) | 0.273 | 0.001 |
Length (cm) | 73.8 (73.3–74.4) | 74.6 (74.1–75.2) | 74.2 (73.8–74.6) | 73.4 (72.8–74.0) | 0.057 | 0.031 |
Head circumference (cm) | 44.0 (43.7–44.3) | 44.1 (43.9–44.5) | 44.1 (43.9–44.3) | 44.2 (44.0–44.7) | 0.413 | 0.317 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 16.3 (16.0–16.7) | 16.1 (15.8–16.5) | 16.2 (16.0–16.5) | 16.0 (15.7–16.4) | 0.496 | 0.371 |
Analyzed by ANCOVA, correcting for sex and available baseline; aCombined: supplement and supplement + probiotics groups; CI confidence interval