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Table 1 Secretor phenotype characteristics

From: Maternal fucosyltransferase 2 status affects the gut bifidobacterial communities of breastfed infants

Measurement

Non-secretor

Secretor

2-tailed t -test p value

Sample size (N)

35

72

N/A

Total HMO signal (ion counts ± SD)

5.11e08 ± 1.52e08

5.61e08 ± 1.46e08

0.112

Fucosylation (ion counts ± SD)

3.55e08 ± 1.14e08

3.67e08 ± 9.50e07

0.569

% fucosylation

68.3 ± 7.8

65.8 ± 7.5

0.119

Sialylation (ion counts ± SD)

1.25e08 ± 5.19e07

1.04e08 ± 4.28e07

0.044

% sialylation

23.4 ± 5.7

18.2 ± 4.8

<0.0001

Non-fucosylated neutral (ion counts ± SD)

1.02e08 ± 4.17e07

1.44e08 ± 5.52e07

<0.0001

% non-fucosylated neutral

21.3 ± 8.8

25.4 ± 7.3

0.012

  1. Means, standard deviations, and t-test values of each HMO (human milk oligosaccharide) class by secretor phenotype.
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