Table 1.
Characterization of the microbiome study cohorta
| Maternal access to food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor (n=8) | Normal (n=21) | p-value | |
| Ethnicity (Latino) | 8 (100%) | 21 (100%) | |
| Vaginally delivered | 8 (100%) | 21 (100%) | |
| Gestational age in weeks | 39±0.84 | 39±1.07 | 0.73 |
| Trimester on the day of Hurricane Maria | 0.46 | ||
| 1st | 3 (37.5%) | 5 (23.8%) | |
| 2ndb | 5 (62.5%) | 16 (76.2%) | |
| Gender (male) | 2 (25%) | 8 (38.1%) | 0.51 |
| Infant age at sample collection in weeks | 18±5.9 | 15±5.2 | 0.18 |
| Feeding type | 0.43 | ||
| Exclusive breast milk | 2 (25.0%) | 6 (28.6%) | |
| Mixed | 5 (62.5%) | 8 (38.1%) | |
| Exclusive formula | 1 (12.5%) | 7 (33.3%) | |
| Maternal EPDS score | 6.75±7.09 | 4.90±3.78 | 0.50 |
Statistical significance was determined by t-test or chi-square test. SD: standard deviation. EPDS: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Values are presented as number (percentage) or mean ± SD.
a,
totally 29 infants were included in the gut microbiome study. One participant was under antibiotic treatment for diarrhea when we collected stool samples, so we excluded this subject for microbiome analysis.
b,
one of the subjects was 30-week pregnant.