TABLE 2.
Clinical characteristics and body composition of infants with high, middle and low trunk: peripheral fat ratio
| Low | Middle | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| T:P‐ratio (range) | <0.72 | 0.72–0.88 | >0.88 |
| T:P‐ratio (mean ± SD) | 0.62 ± 0.07 | 0.79 ± 0.05 | 1.03 ± 0.12 |
| Sex (F/M) | 51/55 | 39/49 | 43/60 |
| Feeding type (EBF/EFF/Mix) | 39/30/37 | 36/23/29 | 39/25/39 |
| 3 months | |||
| Peripheral skinfolds (mm) | 14.48 ± 2.54 | 14.95 ± 2.78 | 14.96 ± 2.94 |
| Trunk skinfolds (mm) | 12.97 ± 3.04 a | 14.47 ± 3.15 a | 14.76 ± 3.87 a |
| Total skinfolds (mm) | 27.45 ± 5.21 a | 29.42 ± 5.70 a | 29.72 ± 9.93 a |
| Abdominal subcutaneous fat (cm) | 0.41 ± 0.11 | 0.40 ± 0.11 | 0.43 ± 0.12 |
| Visceral fat (cm) | 2.41 ± 0.56 | 2.35 ± 0.57 | 2.34 ± 0.57 |
| 2 years | |||
| Peripheral skinfolds (mm) | 18.13 ± 6.25 a | 16.98 ± 5.23 a | 14.77 ± 4.77 a |
| Trunk skinfolds (mm) | 11.18 ± 6.22 a | 13.36 ± 6.85 a | 15.12 ± 6.69 a |
| Total skinfolds (mm) | 29.31 ± 5.25 | 30.34 ± 5.23 | 29.89 ± 4.77 |
| Abdominal subcutaneous fat (cm) | 0.32 ± 0.09 | 0.33 ± 0.09 | 0.36 ± 0.10 |
| Visceral fat (cm) | 2.24 ± 0.64 | 2.27 ± 0.57 | 2.08 ± 0.51 a |
Abbreviations: EBF, exclusively breastfed; EFF, exclusively formula fed; F, female; M, male; Mix, mixed fed; SD, standard deviation; T:P‐ratio, truncal: peripheral skinfold ratio.
a
Indicates a significant (p < 0.05) difference between groups. All p‐values were calculated using generalized linear models applied simultaneously to all three groups.