Table 3.
WAZ, LAZ, and BMIZ by complementary feeding style and milk feeding group
Any breastfeeding (either exclusive or partial) | Fully formula fed | ||
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Self‐fed | n | 94 | 14 |
Spoon‐fed | 74 | 81 | |
Self‐fed | WAZ: M (SD) | 0.06 (1.00) | −0.07 (1.35) |
Spoon‐fed | 0.17 (0.98)* | 0.38 (0.81)* | |
Self‐fed | LAZ: M (SD) | −0.40 (1.16) | −0.57 (1.44) |
Spoon‐fed | 0.06 (1.08) | 0.15 (1.09) | |
Self‐fed | BMIZ: M (SD) | 0.49 (0.96) | 0.41 (0.97) |
Spoon‐fed | 0.20 (1.07) | 0.41 (0.99) |
Abbreviations: BMIZ, body mass index‐for‐age z‐score; LAZ, length‐for‐age z‐score; WAZ, weight‐for‐age z‐score.
The difference was significant at the.05 level.