Table 6.
Studies examining human milk obestatin.
| Author | Year | Sample Size (n) | Sample Type | Sampling | Time of the Day (h) | Time of Collection |
Preparation | Method | Intra, Inter Assay (%CV) | LOD (pg/mL) |
R (%) | Concentration (pg/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aydin et al. [31] | 2008 | 31 | C, M | before breakfast, on aprotinin |
9:00 | 2, 25 d | SM | RIA | 11.8, 13.6 |
76 | 92–124 | C, 538.90 ± 46.21 M, 528.53 ± 39 |
| Savino et al. [92] | 2012 | 40 | M | - | - | 2–3 mo | SM | RIA | - | 300–570 | - | 846.6 (472.07) |
Data reported as mean ± SD or median (IQR). C, colostrum milk; M, mature milk; RIA, radioimmunoassay; d, day; mo, month; BMI: body mass index; CV %, coefficient variation percentage; LOD, limit of detection; R %, recovery of analyte percentage.