Table 1 Body weight and composition (mean ± SD) of eBF and neBF infants in the first 6 months of life
From: Exclusivity of breastfeeding and body composition: learnings from the Baby-bod study
|  | Birth | 3 months | 6 months | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | neBF | Â | eBF | Â | neBF | Â | eBF | Â | neBF | Â | eBF | |
n | Â | n | Â | n | Â | n | Â | n | Â | n | Â | |
Body weight (kg) | 62 | 3.28 ± 0.44 | 109 | 3.35 ± 0.45 | 58 | 5.83 ± 0.69 | 93 | 5.87 ± 0.77 | 34 | 7.42 ± 0.76 | 66 | 7.24 ± 0.62 |
Fat mass (kg) | 62 | 0.39 ± 0.16 | 109 | 0.35 ± 0.16 | 58 | 1.40 ± 0.37 | 93 | 1.40 ± 0.39 | 34 | 1.83 ± 0.43 | 66 | 1.90 ± 0.37 |
Fat-free mass (kg) | 62 | 2.89 ± 0.34 | 109 | 3.01 ± 0.35 | 58 | 4.44 ± 0.49 | 93 | 4.48 ± 0.50 | 34 | 5.59 ± 0.59 | 66 | 5.33 ± 0.50 |
TS (mm) |  | – |  | – | 57 | 10.71 ± 2.13 | 102 | 10.71 ± 1.81 | 64 | 12.78 ± 2.35 | 106 | 12.25 ± 2.43 |
SS (mm) |  | – |  | – | 57 | 7.97 ± 1.68 | 102 | 7.86 ± 1.86 | 64 | 7.97 ± 1.64 | 106 | 7.67 ± 1.59 |
MUAC (cm) |  | – |  | – | 57 | 12.97 ± 0.14 | 102 | 13.27 ± 0.11 | 64 | 14.50 ± 1.12 | 106 | 14.48 ± 1.22 |