Table 3 Data on feeding, growth and body composition of infants with 1, 2 and 4 months of life, (mean and standard deviation or number and percentage)
From: Gestational weight gain and body composition of full-term newborns and infants: a cohort study
Characteristics of infants | Gestational Weight Gain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Month of evaluation | Insufficient | Appropriate | Excessive | |
1 month | (n = 25) | (n = 38) | (n = 36) | p-value |
Exclusive Breastfeeding | 21 (84.0%) | 29 (76.3%) | 29 (80.6% | 0.751 |
Breastfeeding + formula | 4 (16.0%) | 7 (18.4%) | 7 (19.4%) | 0.942 |
Weight (g) | 4278.84 (± 629.53) | 4365.75 (± 835.52) | 4449.97 (± 837.89) | 0.706 |
Head Circumference (cm) | 37.54 (± 1.22) | 37.57 (± 1.39) | 37.06 (± 5.18) | 0.774 |
Height (cm) | 54.06 (± 1.92) | 54.57 (± 2.63) | 53.63 (± 8.81) | 0.776 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 14.50 (± 1.37) | 14.51 (± 1.81) | 14.84 (± 1.52) | 0.612 |
Fat-free mass (g) | 3472.82 (± 419.75) | 3538.21 (± 499.28) | 3646.54 (± 419.62) | 0.334 |
% Fat mass | 17.94 (± 4.94) | 18.96 (± 7.13) | 18.24 (± 4.67) | 0.776 |
Fat mass (g) | 782.61 (± 286.27) | 870.19 (± 423.85) | 1096.31 (± 1570.20) | 0.448 |
2 months | (n = 24) | (n = 39) | (n = 35) | p-value |
Exclusive Breastfeeding | 19 (79.2%) | 31 (79.5%) | 28 (80.0%) | 0.997 |
Breastfeeding + formula | 5 (20.8%) | 6 (15.4%) | 6 (17.1%) | 0.857 |
Weight (g) | 5510.38 (±632.56) | 5464.03 (±876.13) | 5578.17 (±798.23) | 0.826 |
Head circumference (cm) | 39.65 (± = 1.00) | 39.37 (±1.43) | 39.55 (±0.85) | 0.628 |
Height (cm) | 58.70 (±1.85) | 58.34 (±2.41) | 58.46 (±2.46) | 0.837 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 15.94 (±1.43) | 15.96 (±1.88) | 16.22 (±1.81) | 0.764 |
Fat-free mass (g) | 4144.91 (±415.53) | 4158.05 (±516.82) | 4248.54 (±427.62) | 0.620 |
% Fat mass | 23.88 (±5.93) | 24.08 (±9.66) | 23.26 (±4.78) | 0.888 |
Fat mass (g) | 1324.91(±415.69) | 1307.64 (±480.49) | 1329.86 (±445.69) | 0.976 |
4 months | (n = 20) | (n = 31) | (n = 30) | p-value |
Exclusive Breastfeeding | 18 (80.0%) | 20 (66.7%) | 21 (70.0%) | 0.583 |
Breastfeeding + formula | 4 (20.0%) | 8 (25.8%) | 6 (20.0%) | 0.830 |
Weight (g) | 6808.70 (± 813.67) | 6878.06 (± 776.91) | 7019.33 (± 1017.07) | 0.684 |
Head Circumference (cm) | 42.01 (± 0.88) | 41.61 (± 1.26) | 41.90 (± 1.22) | 0.453 |
Height (cm) | 63.72 (± 2.07) | 63.29 (± 2.22) | 63.66 (± 2.24) | 0.731 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 16.74 (± 1.71) | 17.15 (± 1.64) | 17.27 (± 2.03) | 0.591 |
Fat-free mass (g) | 4820.75 (± 317.17) | 4856.10 (± 668.01) | 4943.32 (± 362.01) | 0.715 |
% Fat mass | 26.10 (± 5.07) | 26.62 (± 4.69) | 25.77 (± 3.95) | 0.787 |
Fat mass (g) | 1729.81 (± 471.62) | 1954.21 (± 823.67) | 1735.28 (± 377.22) | 0.345 |