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. 2020 Dec 7;15(12):765–775. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2020.0056

Table 4.

Percent of Women and Infants by Treatment Group with 25(OH)D <50 nmol/L at Visits 1, 4, and 7 Substratified by Feeding Type

Feeding type 25(OH)D <50 nmol/L by treatment, n (%)
p-Value
400 IU
6,400 IU
n = 185 n = 177
Mothers
 Visit 1
  Exclusive breastfeeding 27 (17.9) 21 (14.5) 0.4
  Exclusive formula-feeding 10 (29.4) 13 (40.6) 0.3
 Visit 4
  Exclusive breastfeeding 11 (11.6) 0 (0.0) 0.0003
  Combination feeding 7 (46.7) 0 (0.0) 0.06
  Exclusive formula-feeding 6 (23.1) 5 (17.2) 0.6
 Visit 7
  Exclusive breastfeeding 10 (17.0) 0 (0.0) 0.0003
  Combination feeding 4 (17.4) 0 (0.0) 0.1
  Exclusive formula-feeding 8 (32.0) 5 (21.7) 0.4
Infants
 Visit 1
  Exclusive breastfeeding 100 (69.4) 83 (61.5) 0.2
  Exclusive formula-feeding 6 (18.2) 6 (18.8) 0.9
 Visit 4
  Exclusive breastfeeding 8 (8.7) 3 (3.4) 0.2
  Combination feeding 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) n/a
  Exclusive formula-feeding 1 (3.9) 0 (0.0) 0.5
 Visit 7
  Exclusive breastfeeding 2 (3.6) 2 (3.3) 1.0
  Combination feeding 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) n/a
  Exclusive formula-feeding 1 (4.0) 0 (0.0) 1.0

n/a, not applicable.