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. 2019 Jun 24;73(8):1206–1208. doi: 10.1038/s41430-019-0458-1

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