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Table 3
Weight, length, and head circumference growth rates from 14 days to 30, 60, 90, and 120 days of age
Gender	Day	Group (n)	Growth rate*
Gender	Day	Group (n)	Weight† (g/day)	Length (cm/day)	Head circumference (cm/day)
male	30	Control (74)	48.9 ± 1.5	0.15 ± 0.009	0.10 ± 0.005
		PDX/GOS (68)	45.2 ± 1.5‡	0.15 ± 0.009	0.10 ± 0.005
		GOS (68)	46.7 ± 1.6	0.13 ± 0.009	0.10 ± 0.005
	60	Control (66)	41.3 ± 1.1	0.13 ± 0.004	0.08 ± 0.002
		PDX/GOS (59)	41.4 ± 1.2	0.13 ± 0.004	0.07 ± 0.002
		GOS (60)	41.9 ± 1.2	0.13 ± 0.004	0.07 ± 0.002
	90	Control (62)	36.1 ± 1.0	0.12 ± 0.003	0.07 ± 0.002
		PDX/GOS (55)	37.4 ± 1.0	0.12 ± 0.003	0.06 ± 0.002
		GOS (52)	36.8 ± 1.1	0.12 ± 0.003	0.06 ± 0.002
	120	Control (63)	32.6 ± 0.8	0.11 ± 0.002	0.06 ± 0.001
		PDX/GOS (54)	34.0 ± 0.9	0.11 ± 0.002	0.06 ± 0.001
		GOS (50)	33.3 ± 0.9	0.11 ± 0.002	0.06 ± 0.001
female	30	Control (52)	38.4 ± 1.5	0.15 ± 0.012	0.09 ± 0.006
		PDX/GOS (50)	34.9 ± 1.6	0.12 ± 0.012	0.08 ± 0.007
		GOS (49)	34.6 ± 1.6‡	0.11 ± 0.012	0.09 ± 0.007
	60	Control (43)	32.4 ± 1.2	0.12 ± 0.005	0.07 ± 0.003
		PDX/GOS (44)	32.1 ± 1.2	0.12 ± 0.005	0.06 ± 0.003
		GOS (42)	32.2 ± 1.3	0.12 ± 0.006	0.07 ± 0.003
	90	Control (40)	29.0 ± 1.0	0.11 ± 0.003	0.06 ± 0.002
		PDX/GOS (43)	29.7 ± 0.9	0.11 ± 0.003	0.05 ± 0.002
		GOS (38)	29.3 ± 1.0	0.11 ± 0.003	0.06 ± 0.002
	120	Control (38)	27.6 ± 0.9	0.10 ± 0.003	0.05 ± 0.002
		PDX/GOS (44)	27.9 ± 0.8	0.10 ± 0.002	0.05 ± 0.001
		GOS (39)	27.3 ± 0.9	0.10 ± 0.003	0.05 ± 0.002

^* Mean ± standard error (SE).

† Adjusted for body weight at enrollment.

‡ Significantly lower than Control, P < 0.05, one-tailed test.

Ashley et al. Nutrition Journal 2012 11:38 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-11-38

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