Table 2 |
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Baseline characteristics of subjects who completed the study |
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Total |
Control |
Colostrum |
Micronutrients |
Micronutrients + colostrum |
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Gender, n |
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Total |
131 |
31 |
33 |
32 |
35 |
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Men |
42 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
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Women |
89 |
21 |
22 |
22 |
24 |
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Age, years |
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Total |
56.7 ± 10.0 |
56.0 ± 10.1 |
56.8 ± 10.2 |
57.5 ± 10.1 |
56.3 ± 9.9 |
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Men |
61.4 ± 10.1 |
57.7 ± 9.9 |
62.4 ± 10.9 |
61.9 ± 11.4 |
63.4 ± 8.5 |
|
Women |
54.4 ± 9.2 |
55.2 ± 10.3 |
54.1 ± 8.9 |
55.5 ± 9.1 |
53.0 ± 8.8 |
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BMI, kg/m2 |
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Total |
25.3 ± 2.7 |
25.1 ± 3.2 |
25.4 ± 2.50 |
24.9 ± 2.5 |
25.6 ± 2.5 |
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Men |
26.0 ± 2.6 |
26.5 ± 3.4 |
26.0 ± 2.3 |
26.0 ± 2.3 |
25.5 ± 2.5 |
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Women |
24.9 ± 2.7 |
24.5 ± 3.1 |
25.1 ± 2.6 |
24.3 ± 2.5 |
25.6 ± 2.5 |
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Vitamin E, μmol/L |
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Total |
27.1 ± 7.2 |
27.3 ± 10.0 |
27.9 ± 6.3 |
26.9 ± 4.5 |
26.4 ± 7.2 |
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Men |
28.1 ± 9.7 |
33.6 ± 13.7 |
24.5 ± 6.6 |
25.8 ± 3.8 |
28.9 ± 10.5 |
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Women |
26.6 ± 5.6 |
24.3 ± 6.0 |
29.6 ± 5.6 |
27.4 ± 4.7 |
25.3 ± 4.9 |
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Tetanus titers, IU/L |
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Total1 |
- |
126 (90.2 – 175) |
154 (111 – 212) |
147 (105 – 206) |
138 (101 – 189) |
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Data are represented as mean ± SD 1 Tetanus titers were determined at the screening examination, mean (95% CI) |
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Wolvers et al. Nutrition Journal 2006 5:28 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-28 |
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