TABLE 2.
Quartile contingency analysis of total α-tocopherol and RRR-α-tocopherol in milk collected from days 10 to 120 of lactation1
| Quartile maintained | Quartile changed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison | α-Tocopherol | RRR-α-tocopherol | α-Tocopherol | RRR-α-tocopherol |
| Day 10 vs. Day 26 | 18 (35) | 41 (80)* | 33 (65)* | 10 (20) |
| Day 26 vs. Day 71 | 15 (29) | 39 (76)* | 36 (71)* | 12 (24) |
| Day 71 vs. Day 120 | 18 (35) | 39 (76)* | 33 (65)* | 12 (24) |
1
Each value is the number of subjects assigned to statistically determined quartiles; n (%). Each time frame was considered independently. Subjects (n = 52) were enrolled into the Foods for Health Institute Lactation Study and were from the University of California, Davis, area. Of the 52 subjects, 51 supplied milk samples (28). Chi-square test, P < 0.0001. *RRR-α-tocopherol Quartile maintained > RRR-α-tocopherol Quartile Changed; α-Tocopherol Quartile changed > α-tocopherol Quartile maintained.