Table 3.
Growth ratea | ||||
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Day | Group (n) | Weight (g/day) |
Length (cm/day) |
Head circumference (cm/day) |
male | ||||
30 | Control (90) | 35.3 ± 1.3 | 0.14 ± 0.008 | 0.076 ± 0.004*† |
EHF (80) | 37.8 ± 1.4 | 0.13 ± 0.009 | 0.091 ± 0.004 | |
AAF (82) | 39.7 ± 1.4 | 0.13 ± 0.009 | 0.098 ± 0.004 | |
60 | Control (78) | 33.2 ± 1.0 | 0.12 ± 0.004 | 0.067 ± 0.002† |
EHF (67) | 34.7 ± 1.1 | 0.13 ± 0.004 | 0.071 ± 0.002 | |
AAF (67) | 36.4 ± 1.1 | 0.13 ± 0.004 | 0.076 ± 0.002 | |
90 | Control (74) | 30.5 ± 0.8 | 0.11 ± 0.002 | 0.060 ± 0.001† |
EHF (60) | 31.7 ± 0.9 | 0.12 ± 0.003 | 0.060 ± 0.002† | |
AAF (64) | 33.0 ± 0.9 | 0.12 ± 0.003 | 0.067 ± 0.001 | |
120 | Control (71) | 28.6 ± 0.7 | 0.11 ± 0.002 | 0.054 ± 0.001† |
EHF (57) | 29.5 ± 0.8 | 0.11 ± 0.002 | 0.054 ± 0.001† | |
AAF (63) | 30.5 ± 0.7 | 0.11 ± 0.002 | 0.059 ± 0.001 | |
female | ||||
30 | Control (62) | 31.6 ± 1.3 | 0.12 ± 0.009 | 0.075 ± 0.004 |
EHF (58) | 33.0 ± 1.4 | 0.14 ± 0.009 | 0.077 ± 0.005 | |
AAF (59) | 32.9 ± 1.3 | 0.13 ± 0.009 | 0.081 ± 0.005 | |
60 | Control (55) | 28.3 ± 1.0 | 0.11 ± 0.004 | 0.063 ± 0.002 |
EHF (52) | 28.1 ± 1.0 | 0.12 ± 0.004 | 0.063 ± 0.002 | |
AAF (50) | 29.8 ± 1.0 | 0.11 ± 0.004 | 0.069 ± 0.002 | |
90 | Control (49) | 26.0 ± 0.9 | 0.11 ± 0.003 | 0.055 ± 0.002 |
EHF (50) | 25.7 ± 0.9 | 0.11 ± 0.003 | 0.054 ± 0.002 | |
AAF (49) | 26.8 ± 0.9 | 0.11 ± 0.003 | 0.058 ± 0.002 | |
120 | Control (45) | 24.8 ± 0.8 | 0.10 ± 0.002 | 0.050 ± 0.001 |
EHF (49) | 24.2 ± 0.8 | 0.10 ± 0.002 | 0.049 ± 0.001 | |
AAF (46) | 25.1 ± 0.8 | 0.10 ± 0.002 | 0.050 ± 0.001 |
amean ± standard error (SE); adjusted mean ± SE for Head Circumference for females
*Significantly different vs EHF, P < 0.05
†Significantly different vs AAF, P < 0.05