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Distribution of breast milk iron (mg/l) and lactoferrin (mg/ml) on day 1, 14 weeks and 6 months in non-anemic (group A) and anemic mothers (group B) |
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| Breast Milk |
Mothers |
Day 1 |
p value* |
14 weeks# |
p value† |
6 months** |
| Mean ± SD |
Mean ± SD |
Mean ± SD |
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| Iron (mg/l) |
Group A |
0.89 ± 0.13 |
<0.01 |
0.34 ± 0.04 |
<0.01 |
0.26 ± 0.04 |
| Group B |
0.86 ± 0.14 |
<0.01 |
0.33 ± 0.05 |
<0.01 |
0.27 ± 0.04 |
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| Lactoferrin (mg/ml) (n = 13) |
Group A |
12.02 ± 2.58 |
<0.01 |
5.84 ± 1.47 |
0.98 |
5.85 ± 1.09 |
| Group B |
12.91 ± 2.83 |
<0.01 |
6.68 ± 1.17 |
0.53 |
6.37 ± 1.33 |
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All values are mean ± SD. * Comparison within each group between day 1 and 14 weeks. † Comparison within each group between 14 weeks and 6 months. # n = 68 (Group A), n = 61 (Group B). ** n = 52 (Group A), n = 50 (Group B). | ||||||
Raj et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2008 3:3 doi:10.1186/1746-4358-3-3 |
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