Table 1 Macronutrient and Energy Concentration in Very Premature Mother´s Milk in the Pooled Samples from Weeks 1, 2, 4, and 8.
Week 1 (n = 94) | Week 2 (n = 99) | Week 4 (n = 84) | Week 8 (n = 42) | p-value* | Average concentration in pooled samples from weeks 1, 2, 4, and 8 (n = 319) | Average concentration in pooled samples from first 4 weeks (n = 277) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | ||
True protein (g/dl) | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.2 | <0.0001 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 0.7–2.5 | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 0.9–2.5 |
Carbohydrate (g/dl) | 7.1 ± 0.6 | 7.3 ± 0.5 | 7.5 ± 0.5 | 7.5 ± 0.5 | <0.0001 | 7.3 ± 0.6 | 5.6–8.9 | 7.2 ± 0.5 | 6.0–8.2 |
Lipids (g/dl) | 3.9 ± 1.1 | 3.8 ± 1.0 | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 3.7 ± 0.9 | <0.0001 | 3.7 ± 1.0 | 1.1–6.5 | 3.7 ± 0.9 | 1.2–6.4 |
Energy (kJ/dl) | 305.6 ± 45.2 | 300.1 ± 39.3 | 281.3 ± 35.6 | 294.3 ± 36.8 | <0.0001 | 296.0 ± 41.0 | 171.6–414.4 | 296.8 ± 36.4 | 170.8–401.9 |
Energy (kcal/dl) | 73.0 ± 10.8 | 71.7 ± 9.4 | 67.2 ± 8.5 | 70.3 ± 8.8 | <0.0001 | 70.7 ± 9.8 | 41.0–99.0 | 70.9 ± 8.7 | 40.8–96.0 |
