Table 4 Correlation of haemoglobin (Hb), serum iron (SI) and serum ferritin (Sf) of babies in both groups with breast milk iron (BMi) and breast milk lactoferrin (BML)
From: A prospective study of iron status in exclusively breastfed term infants up to 6 months of age
Variable | Group A | Group B | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
r-value | Regression equation | r-value | Regression equation | |
Hb vs BMi* | 0.863 | Hb = 9.659+8.236 × BMi | 0.876 | Hb = 8.971+8.578 × BMi |
SI vs BMi* | 0.808 | SI = 50.511+100.496 × BMi | 0.802 | SI = 40.637+119.438 × BMi |
Sf vs BMi* | 0.912 | Sf = -9.932+159.375 × BMi | 0.910 | Sf = -9.032+161.766 × BMi |
Hb vs BML* | 0.812 | Hb = 8.825+0.607 × BML | 0.772 | Hb = 8.485+0.489 × BML |
SI vs BML* | 0.793 | SI = 26.205+9.087 × BML | 0.680 | SI = 21.473+8.766 × BML |
Sf vs BML* | 0.795 | Sf = -22.825+11.207 × BML | 0.811 | Sf = -32.277+11.691 × BML |