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. 2017 May 11;15(5):e04781. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4781
n Intervention n Control n Breastfed Intervention vs control Intervention vs breastfed Control vs breastfed
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean difference (95% CI) a Mean difference (95% CI) a Mean difference (95% CI) a
Weight gain (g/day) Weight gain (g/day)
3–6 months
Completers 92 20.09 ± 4.62 91 20.65 ± 5.54 109 17.43 ± 4.89 −0.67 (−2.11 to 0.77)
PP −0.69 (−2.20 to 0.81)
6–12 months
Completers 86 11.54 ± 3.04 87 12.31 ± 3.08 103 10.39 ± 3.13 −0.80 (−1.73 to 0.13) 1.04 (0.12 to 1.95) 1.84 (0.93 to 2.75)
PP 78 11.45 ± 3.00 81 12.22 ± 3.05 97 10.28 ± 3.03 −0.85 (−1.80 to 0.10) 0.96 (0.03 to 1.89) 1.81 (0.90 to 2.73)
Weight (kg) Weight (g)
3 months
Completers 97 5.96 ± 0.70 97 5.91 ± 0.68 112 5.78 ± 0.70
PP 85 5.99 ± 0.68 85 5.89 ± 0.69 105 5.79 ± 0.68
6 months
Completers 93 7.62 ± 0.84 91 7.62 ± 0.89 109 7.24 ± 0.87 −71.06 (−193.4 to 51.25) 167.86 (47.71 to 288.01) 1 238.92 (118.28 to 359.57) 2
PP 84 7.68 ± 0.84 85 7.62 ± 0.90 103 7.27 ± 0.89 −71.08 (−199.9 to 57.76) 175.72 (49.63 to 301.81) 246.80 (121.83 to 371.77)
12 months
Completers 87 9.86 ± 1.12 87 9.97 ± 1.21 104 9.20 ± 1.10 −231.7 (−473.2 to 9.86) 385.61 (148.70 to 622.51) 1 617.28 (380.58 to 853.98) 2
PP 79 9.89 ± 1.12 81 9.95 ± 1.21 98 9.20 ± 1.12 −239.7 (−484.6 to 5.11) 378.73 (139.63 to 617.83) 618.48 (382.08 to 854.88)
Weight change (kg) Weight change (kg)
6–12 months
Completers 86 2.20 ± 0.58 87 2.35 ± 0.59 103 1.96 ± 0.59 −0.16 (−0.34 to 0.02) 0.21 (0.03 to 0.38) 3 0.37 (0.19 to 0.54) 2
PP 78 2.18 ± 0.57 81 2.33 ± 0.58 97 1.94 ± 0.56 −0.17 (−0.35 to 0.01) 0.19 (0.02 to 0.37) 0.36 (0.19 to 0.53) 2

a Adjusted for baseline and gender.

1 p ≤ 0.01

2 p ≤ 0.0001

3 p < 0.05.