Table 4 Human milk composition by tertiles of identified dietary patterns
From: The association of maternal dietary quality and the antioxidant-proxidant balance of human milk
Variables | Healthy pattern | P- value†| Unhealthy pattern | P- value†| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tertile 1 (n = 59) | Tertile 3 (n = 60) | Tertile 1 (n = 51) | Tertile 3 (n = 62) | |||
Milk DPPH (μmol Trolox equivalent /L) | 321 ± 94 | 347 ± 163 | 0.034 | 329 ± 75 | 352 ± 103 | 0.23 |
Milk FRAP (μmol /L) | 577 ± 149 | 534 ± 145 | 0.14 | 571 ± 141 | 537 ± 170 | 0.24 |
Milk MDA (μmol TBARs/L) | 0.12 ± 0.91 | 0.11 ± 0.72 | 0.34 | 0.13 ± 0.89 | 0.10 ± 0.79 | 0.08 |
Milk Thiol (μmol /L) | 73.5 ± 15.6 | 81.3 ± 20.7 | 0.012 | 78.6 ± 21 | 73.8 ± 18 | 0.003 |
Milk Calcium (mg/dL) | 9.13 ± 1.31 | 8.91 ± 1.02 | 0.46 | 9.20 ± 1.36 | 8.82 ± 1.09 | 0.021 |
Milk Protein (g/dL) | 1.64 ± 1.73 | 1.45 ± 1.61 | 0.59 | 1.56 ± 063 | 1.63 ± 0.78 | 0.56 |
Milk Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 3.95 ± 1.05 | 4.11 ± 1.19 | 0.63 | 4.20 ± 1.33 | 4.48 ± 1.55 | 0.87 |