Table 5. Effect of prenatal supplementation of energy sources on metabolic profiles of kids.
Parameters | Dietary treatmentsa | SEM | p-value | |||
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CON | MS | CG | BG | |||
TP (gm/dl) | 5.69 | 6.05 | 6.40 | 5.81 | 0.144 | 0.379 |
Alb (gm/dl) | 2.30b | 2.39ab | 1.95b | 2.69a | 0.058 | 0.001 |
Glob (gm/dl) | 3.39 | 3.66 | 4.45 | 3.11 | 0.163 | 0.076 |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 99.00ab | 97.10ab | 103.65a | 82.41b | 2.74 | 0.020 |
VitA (µg/dl) | 17.60c | 39.75b | 37.62b | 56.75a | 2.28 | <0.001 |
Means within the same row carrying different small superscripts are significantly different at p < 0.05.
CON = control; MS = 200 gm corn starch and 100 g of molasses /h/d; CG = 300 gm/head/d of corn grains; BG= 300 gm/h/d of barley grains.
TP = Total protein; Alb = Albumin; Glob = Globulin; VitA = Vitamin A; SEM = Standard error of means.