Table 5 Mean plasma essential amino acid concentrations by feeding groupa

From: Effect of an α-lactalbumin-enriched infant formula with lower protein on growth

 

SF (n=108)

EF (n=103)

HM (n=110)

Cystine, μmol/l

13.67 (7.24)

13.80 (6.27)

12.47 (5.73)

Histidine

85.36 (12.02)b

84.45 (12.89)

81.86 (9.61)

Isoleucine

60.80 (2.64)b,cc

58.66 (13.86)d

53.45 (12.52)

Leucine

105.24 (19.37)

101.59 (21.77)

104.23 (20.72)

Lysine

193.74 (33.74)b,c

192.52 (39.71)d,e

169.93 (35.08)

Methionine

33.73 (7.77)b,c

33.49 (6.76)d,e

29.99 (5.86)

Phenylalanine

54.47 (8.06)b,c

52.83 (8.99)d,e

48.57 (9.65)

Threonine

182.11 (44.02)b,c

183.65 (40.84)d,e

132.50 (29.42)

Tryptophan

62.79 (13.13)

64.78 (11.78)d

60.89 (11.73)

Tyrosine

79.86 (15.87)

88.31 (21.48)d,e

77.95 (15.11)

Valine

166.17 (27.44)b,c

154.26 (29.52)d

143.75 (31.93)

  1. Abbreviations: HM, human milk; EF, experimental formula; SF, standard formula; values presented are means (s.d.).
  2. aEfficacy analyzable population.
  3. bSignificant difference between SF vs HM, P<0.05 (P-value based on two-sample t-test).
  4. cSignificant difference between SF vs HM adjusted for multiplicity, P<0.0015 (P-value based on two-sample t-test).
  5. dSignificant difference between EF vs HM, P<0.05 (P-value based on two-sample t-test).
  6. Significant difference between EF vs HM adjusted for multiplicity, P<0.0015 (P-value based on two-sample t-test).
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