Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants entering the study.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | 1 × 2 | 1 × 3 | 2 × 3 | 1 × 2 × 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | Average ± σ |
Average ±σ | Average ±σ | P value1 | P value2 | P value3 | P value4 |
| Women (%) | 87.8 (n = 36) |
98.0 (n = 50) |
97.5 (n = 39) |
.085 | .201 | 1.000 | .086 |
| Age | 39.9 ± 12.6 (41) | 43.1 ± 16.1 (51) | 40.9 ± 14.7 (40) |
.005 | .023 | .588 | .013 |
1: P value of the two-tailed t-student test to identify the differences between groups 1 and 2 at weeks 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.
2: P value of the two-tailed t-student test to identify the differences between groups 1 and 3 at weeks 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.
3: P value of the two-tailed t-student test to identify the differences between groups 2 and 3 at weeks 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.
4: P value of the analysis of variance to identify the differences between groups 1, 2 and 3 in weeks 0, 1,2,3,4.
Group 1 = Formula with 3 billion CFU/sachet, Group 2 = Formula with 8 billion CFU/sachet, Group 3 = conventional fiber treatment, CFU = colony-forming units, 1 × 2 = group 1 compared to group 2, 1 × 3 = group 1 compared to group 3, 2 × 3 = group 2 compared to group 3, 1 × 2 × 3 = group 1 compared to group 2 and group 3, σ = standard deviation.