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.