Daily intakes of energy, macronutrients, and iron of the preterm weaning strategy (PWS) and the control groups at 0, 6, and 12 months gestation corrected age
| Term | 6 months | 12 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWS (n=27) | Control (n=16) | PWS (n=32) | Control (n=24) | PWS (n=31) | Control (n=28) | |
| Values are mean (SE). Differences in the numbers of infants included in each analysis arose from variations in the numbers of breast fed babies excluded from the analysis in each group at each assessment point. | ||||||
| *p=0.04, †p=0.007, ‡p=0.009 compared with controls. | ||||||
| Energy (kJ) | 1795 (85) | 1850 (80) | 3442 (145)‡ | 3047 (117) | 4213 (176) | 4105 (194) |
| Protein (g) | 9.5 (0.5) | 9.9 (0.5) | 26.7 (1.2)* | 23 (1.3) | 36.5 (1.8) | 38.2 (1.9) |
| Fat (g) | 23.1 (1.1) | 23.8 (1.0) | 32.3 (0.9) | 29.9 (1.0) | 40.9 (2.0) | 41.7 (2.0) |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 46.3 (2.2) | 47.5 (2.1) | 108.3 (3.8)† | 93.4 (3.3) | 128 (5.6) | 118.9 (6.6) |
| Iron (mg) | 8.7 (0.4)* | 10.2 (0.6) | 12.9 (0.8) | 12.5 (0.8) | 9.2 (1.0)* | 6.7 (0.6) |