Table 2.
Infant characteristics at study entry
| Study Group | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | EHF | AAF | P | |
| Total number of participants | 173 | 170 | 159 | 0.935 |
| males/females, n | 101/72 | 96/74 | 91/68 | |
| malesa | ||||
| Weight (g) | 3730.9 ± 44.3 | 3689.8 ± 45.4 | 3684.7 ± 46.6 | 0.729 |
| Length (cm) | 52.7 ± 0.2 | 52.5 ± 0.2 | 52.4 ± 0.2 | 0.638 |
| Head circumference (cm) | 36.4 ± 0.1 | 36.1 ± 0.1 | 36.2 ± 0.1 | 0.304 |
| femalesa | ||||
| Weight (g) | 3482.7 ± 45.8 | 3626.7 ± 45.2 | 3554.1 ± 47.1 | 0.084 |
| Length (cm) | 51.5 ± 0.2 | 52.0 ± 0.2 | 51.5 ± 0.2 | 0.176 |
| Head circumference (cm) | 35.5 ± 0.1† | 36.0 ± 0.1 | 35.6 ± 0.1 | 0.013† |
a Mean ± standard error (SE)
†Significantly different, Control vs EHF (P = 0.004)