Table 1.
Maternal fat mass and the association with breastmilk intakes
| Mean difference in breastmilk intake per unit increase (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± s.d. (n = 112) | Unadjusted (n = 112) | P-value | Adjusteda (n = 112) | P-value | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.0 ± 3.8 | −6.1 (−12.3, 0.1) | 0.054 | −4.4 (−12.1, 3.2) | 0.255 |
| Fat mass (BIA) (%) | 33.2 ± 6.2 | −4.4 (−8.5, −0.3) | 0.035 | −3.5 (−8.8, 1.9) | 0.200 |
| Fat mass (DDMT) (%) | 33.4 + 6.3 | −5.6 (−9.6, −1.5) | 0.008 | −4.9 (−9.6, −0.2) | 0.042 |
aadjusted for socio-economic status, maternal age (years), infant age (months), and infant sex
CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index, BIA bioelectrical impedance analysis,
DDMT deuterium oxide dose-to-mother technique