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Table 3 Weight for Length and Body Mass Index z-scores Description by Feeding Group from 6 months to current

From: Do infants fed directly from the breast have improved appetite regulation and slower growth during early childhood compared with infants fed from a bottle?

 

DIRECT BF

BTL-HM

BTL-FORM

Month 6

   

WFLz , Mean (sd)

0.68 (1.01)

0.61 (0.91)

0.83 (1.24)

Month 12

   

WFLz, Mean (sd)

0.45 (1.15)

0.57(0.82)

0.58 (1.21)

Month 24

   

WFLz, Mean (sd)

0.23 (1.17)

0.36 (1.15)

0.12 (1.32)

Month 36

   

BMIz, Mean (sd)

0.36 (1.09)

0.27 (0.91)

0.16 (0.98)

Current

   

Mean Age at Measurement

4.00 (1.04)

4.00 (0.98)

4.20 (1.11)

BMIz, Mean (sd)

0.48 (0.89)

0.35 (1.06)

0.46 (1.00)

  1. Direct BF = direct breastfeeding group. BTL-HM = Bottle-fed Human Milk group. BTL-FORM = Bottle-fed Formula group. WFLz = Weight for Length z-score. WFL% = Weight-for-length percentile. BMIz = body mass index z-score. BMI% = body mass index percentile.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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