Table 2.
Infant population characteristics.
| Group | CONV | CHOICE | p- value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample Size, n | 14 | 10 | |||||
| Vaginal Delivery, n (%) | 11 (78.57) | 6 (60.0) | 0.59 | ||||
| Female, n (%) | 7 (50.0) | 6 (60.0) | 0.94 | ||||
| Gestation Period (months)1 | 39.4 ± 0.3 | 38.9 ± 0.35 | 0.31 | ||||
| Birth Weight (g)1 | 3254 ± 101 | 3083 ± 119 | 0.29 | ||||
| % Body Fat at Delivery1 | 7.7 ± 7.5 | 7.5 ± 1.3 | 0.94 | ||||
| Cord C-peptide1,a | 0.78 ± 0.23 | 0.86 ± 0.44 | 0.65 | ||||
| Cord Fasting Glucose1,b | 58.25 ± 8.31 | 63.25 ± 11.32 | 0.40 | ||||
| Cord Fasting Insulin1,c | 4.00 ± 1.00 | 3.75 ± 1.26 | 0.72 | ||||
| Ethnicity, n (%) | 0.48 | ||||||
| White | 11 (78.6) | 7 (70.0) | |||||
| Asian | 3 (21.4) | 2 (20.0) | |||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 (0) | 1 (10.0) | |||||
| Infant Age | 2 Weeks | 2 Months | 4–5 Months | 2 Weeks | 2 Months | 4–5 Months | |
| Sample Size, n | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| Infant Weight (kg) | 3.50 ± 0.36 | 5.24 ± 0.71 | 6.60 ± 0.78 | 3.23 ± 0.41 | 4.96 ± 0.51 | 6.32 ± 0.60 | 0.21 |
| % Body Fat | 10.39 ± 4.7 | 21.93 ± 4.0 | 25.19 ± 4.3 | 8.43 ± 4.3 | 18.37 ± 5.8 | 23.53 ± 3.9 | 0.24 |
| Exclusively Breastfed, n (%) | 0.71 | ||||||
| No | 1 (9.09) | 1 (7.69) | 2 (18.18) | 0 (0) | 1 (10.0) | 2 (22.22) | |
| Mixed | 3 (27.27) | 3 (23.08) | 2 (18.18) | 0 (0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (11.11) | |
| Yes | 7 (63.64) | 9 (69.23) | 7 (63.64) | 9 (100) | 8 (80.0) | 6 (66.67) | |
1Values shown are mean ± SD.
Missing 10 observations; CONV n=9, CHOICE n=5.
Missing 12 observations; CONV n=8, CHOICE n=4.
Missing 13 observations; CONV n=7, CHOICE n=4.