Table 4.
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.