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. 2021 Apr 1;13(4):1159. doi: 10.3390/nu13041159

Table 2.

Anthropometric parameters at 4 months, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years of age.

mLP (n = 53) CTRL (n = 45) BF (n = 36)
n n n
Anthropometry
Weight (g)
4 months 53 6647 ± 648 45 6621 ± 644 36 6307 ± 774
6 months 53 7695 ± 804 44 7770 ± 753 36 7241 ± 827
1 year 44 9548 ± 1143 37 9621 ± 1036 29 9302 ± 860
2 years 41 12,400 ± 1598 32 12,195±1200 28 12,103 ± 1040
Length (cm)
4 months 53 63.9 ± 2.0 45 63.8 ± 2.1 36 63.4 ± 2.3
6 months 53 68.0 ± 2.2 44 68.3 ± 2.4 36 67.0 ± 2.5
1 year 44 75.7 ± 2.6 37 75.8 ± 2.4 29 74.7 ± 2.2
2 years 41 86.9 ± 3.4 32 86.8±3.1 28 86.1 ± 2.3
Body composition
Fat mass (g)
4 months 52 1738 ± 335 43 1712 ± 414 33 1586 ± 461
6 months 50 1985 ± 430 39 2023 ± 477 36 1861 ± 461
1 year 15 1916 ± 950 12 1941 ± 701 16 1805 ± 822
2 years 24 2917 ± 1285 14 2156 ± 1123 22 2427 ± 874
Fat (%)
4 months 52 25.7 ± 3.4 43 25.3 ± 4.7 33 24.5 ± 5.0
6 months 50 25.4 ± 3.6 39 25.7 ± 4.5 36 25.2 ± 4.6
1 year 15 19.1 ± 8.5 12 20.1 ± 6.6 16 19.1 ± 8.0
2 years 24 22.2 ± 7.7 14 17.1 ± 7.7 22 19.8 ± 7.1
Fat free mass (g)
4 months 52 5014 ± 463 43 5018 ± 471 33 4796 ± 484
6 months 50 5789 ± 549 39 5781 ± 559 36 5455 ± 580
1 year 15 7921 ± 1123 12 7621 ± 787 16 7453 ± 801
2 years 24 9858 ± 605 14 10,099 ± 627 22 9858 ± 1148

Data are presented as mean ± SD. BF, breast-fed; CTRL, control formula; mLP, modified low-protein formula.