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. 2018 Feb 19;36(2):141–147. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/;2018;36;2;00015

Table 3: Values of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and potassium concentrations, expressed in mg/L, according to the types of milk studied.

Mean±SD 95%CI of the mean p-value*
Calcium
BP (n=68) 259.4±96.8 235.9 282.8 BP × P: p=0.003
P (n=68) 217.0±54.9 203.6 230.3 P × MB: p=0.273
MB (n=72) 197.4±67.7 181.4 213.3 BP × MB: p<0.001
Phosphorus
BP (n=68) 139.10±51.74 126.6 151.6 BP × P: p=0.004
P (n=68) 116.8±33.3 108.7 124.9 P × MB: p<0.001
MB (n=72) 97.1±31.2 89.8 104.4 BP × MB: p<0.001
Magnesium
BP (n=68) 45.7±13.0 42.6 48.9 BP × P: p=0.335
P (n=68) 42.2±10.6 39.7 44.8 P × MB: p=0.097
MB (n=72) 47.3±18.0 43.0 51.5 BP × MB: p=0.797
Sodium
BP (n=68) 337.7±317.9 260.8 414.7 BP × P: p=0.532
P (n=68) 275.1±261.3 211.8 338.3 P × MB: p<0.001
MB (n=72) 704.0±417.5 605.9 802.1 BP × MB: p<0.001
Potassium
BP (n=68) 580.8±177.1 538.0 623.7 BP × P: p<0.001
P (n=68) 470.9±109.4 444.4 497.4 P × MB: p=0.153
MB (n=72) 515.7±133.0 484.4 546.9 BP × MB: p=0.020

AP: before pasteurization; P: after pasteurization; MB: milk bank; SD: standard deviation; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval.