1. Participant characteristics.
| Clinical characteristics | Clinical data | |
| Colostrum | Mature milk | |
| 1Kolmogorov-Smirnov test: P=0.024. Skewed data are indicated with medians and quartiles. 2Kolmogorov-Smirnov test: P=0.015. Skewed data are indicated with medians and quartiles. BMI: body mass index; GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus; GHD: gestational hypertensive disorder. | ||
| Number of case | 81 | 67 |
| Maternal age (year) | 29.51 (27.00, 31.00)1 | 28.06±3.43 |
| Pregnancy duration (week) | 39.35±1.09 | 39.26±1.08 |
| Lactation period | 2 days | 3.24 (2.93, 5.75) months2 |
| Infant sex (male/female) | 37/44 | 37/30 |
| Pre-pregnancy weight (kg) | 57.04±10.19 | 56.88±10.22 |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 22.08±3.75 | 21.80±3.86 |
| Weight late in pregnancy (kg) | 72.38±10.89 | 71.88±10.69 |
| BMI late in pregnancy (kg/m2) | 27.96±3.64 | 27.47±3.76 |
| BMI during lactation (kg/m2) | – | 23.44±3.28 |
| Pregnancy-associated complication mother with GDM (case) | 16 | 0 |
| Mothers with GHD (case) | 13 | 0 |