Table 3 The breast milk macronutrients composition concentrations (Mean ± SD) of lactating women by quartile categories of dietary patterns
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | F | df | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
v1 | v2 | |||||||
N | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | ||||
Pattern 1 | ||||||||
Protein | 1.79(0.79) | 1.43(0.83) | 1.20(0.61) | 1.06(0.42) | 12.04 | 3 | 216 | < 0.001 |
Fat | 3.30(1.17) | 3.23(1.51) | 3.10(1.45) | 3.18(1.58) | 0.19 | 3 | 216 | 0.90 |
Lactose | 6.32(0.43) | 6.49(0.48) | 6.61(0.31) | 6.62(0.27) | 7.32 | 3 | 216 | < 0.001 |
Total dry matter | 12.45(1.10) | 12.07(1.66) | 11.76(1.51) | 11.71(1.64) | 2.88 | 3 | 216 | 0.04 |
Energy | 63.79(12.34) | 63.00(13.46) | 61.47(13.10) | 61.44(14.51) | 0.42 | 3 | 216 | 0.74 |
Pattern 2 | ||||||||
Protein | 1.16(0.39) | 1.29(0.72) | 1.31(0.53) | 1.71(1.03) | 6.09 | 3 | 216 | < 0.001 |
Fat | 2.93(1.30) | 3.15(1.41) | 3.52(1.60) | 3.21(1.36) | 1.58 | 3 | 216 | 0.19 |
Lactose | 6.50(0.45) | 6.52(0.47) | 6.56(0.28) | 6.46(0.37) | 0.56 | 3 | 216 | 0.64 |
Total dry matter | 11.49(1.36) | 11.86(1.62) | 12.30(1.64) | 12.33(1.30) | 3.98 | 3 | 216 | 0.01 |
Energy | 58.96(12.07) | 61.69(13.08) | 64.34(16.30) | 64.71(10.74) | 2.25 | 3 | 216 | 0.08 |
Pattern 3 | ||||||||
Protein | 1.21(0.69) | 1.39(0.72) | 1.31(0.39) | 1.57(0.97) | 2.54 | 3 | 216 | 0.06 |
Fat | 3.47(1.40) | 3.06(1.50) | 3.38(1.32) | 2.90(1.45) | 2.02 | 3 | 216 | 0.11 |
Lactose | 6.52(0.33) | 6.50(0.42) | 6.46(0.49) | 6.57(0.34) | 0.76 | 3 | 216 | 0.52 |
Total dry matter | 12.13(1.49) | 11.85(1.55) | 12.08(1.49) | 11.93(1.55) | 0.40 | 3 | 216 | 0.75 |
Energy | 64.40(12.58) | 61.31(13.14) | 62.34(14.62) | 61.65(13.00) | 0.59 | 3 | 216 | 0.62 |