Table 2.
Infant characteristics at birth and study entry.
| Infant Characteristic | Study Group | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | INV-MFGM | ||
| Sex, n (%) a | 1.000 | ||
| Female | 81 (43) | 78 (43) | |
| Male | 109 (57) | 104 (57) | |
| Race, n (%) a | 0.371 | ||
| White | 156 (83) | 142 (78) | |
| Black | 20 (11) | 20 (11) | |
| Other | 13 (7) | 20 (11) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) a | 1.000 | ||
| Hispanic | 13 (7) | 12 (7) | |
| Not Hispanic | 177 (93) | 170 (93) | |
| Birth anthropometrics b | Study Group, n | mean ± SE | p |
| Weight (g) | Control, 190 | 3374.3 ± 30.3 | 0.655 |
| INV-MFGM, 182 | 3393.5 ± 31.0 | ||
| Length (cm) | Control, 188 | 50.9 ± 0.2 | 0.676 |
| INV-MFGM, 182 | 50.8 ± 0.2 | ||
| Head circumference (cm) | Control, 185 | 34.3 ± 0.1 | 0.884 |
| INV-MFGM, 181 | 34.3 ± 0.1 | ||
| Anthropometrics at Study Entry b | Study Group, n | mean ± SE | p |
| males | |||
| Weight (g) | Control, 109 | 3550.6 ± 38.5 | 0.187 |
| MFGM-10, 104 | 3623.6 ± 39.4 | ||
| Length (cm) | Control, 109 | 51.7 ± 0.2 | 0.595 |
| MFGM-10, 104 | 51.9 ± 0.2 | ||
| Head circumference (cm) | Control, 109 | 36.1 ± 0.1 | 0.947 |
| MFGM-10, 104 | 36.1 ± 0.1 | ||
| females | |||
| Weight (g) | Control, 81 | 3526.4 ± 43.2 | 0.233 |
| INV-MFGM, 77 | 3452.2 ± 44.3 | ||
| Length (cm) | Control, 81 | 51.3 ± 0.2 | 0.729 |
| INV-MFGM, 78 | 51.2 ± 0.2 | ||
| Head circumference (cm) | Control, 81 | 35.6 ± 0.1 | 0.625 |
| INV-MFGM, 78 | 35.5 ± 0.1 | ||
a Fisher’s exact test. b Two-tailed ANOVA test.