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Table 3 Maternal and infant clinical characteristics

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

Characteristic

Secretor ( n  = 32)

Non-secretor ( n  = 12)

Maternal age, years

31.1 ± 4.1 (24.0 to 45.0)

32.8 ± 3.5 (27.0 to 39.0)

Maternal BMI, pre-pregnancya, kg/m2

24.3 ± 4.7 (18.0 to 37.0)b

22.9 ± 3.9 (18.9 to 33.7)

Infant gestational age at birthc, week

39.7 ± 1.3 (37.0 to 42.1)

39.8 ± 1.2 (37.0 to 41.5)

Infant birth weightc, g

3,460 ± 399 (2,890 to 4,390)

3,530 ± 455 (2,660 to 4,370)

Infant birth lengthc, cm

51.6 ± 2.0 (47.0 to 57.2)

51.3 ± 1.8 (48.9 to 55.9)

Breast milk consumption post birthc, hours

3.1 ± 5.6 (0.3 to 24.0)

2.8 ± 5.8 (0.2 to 21.0)

  1. Values, mean ± SD (range). aSelf-reported data for the time preceding pregnancy, n = 44. b n = 30. cSelf-reported, n = 44.