Table 3 |
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Comparison of hormone and growth factor levels among 6–8 year old Boston girls after 1 week milk consumption versus 1 week macronutrient substitute for milk (n = 28). |
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| Boston |
Mean |
50th percentile |
75th percentile |
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| Growth Hormone (ng/ml) |
After substitute |
0.89 ± 0.96 |
0.41 |
1.52 |
| After milk |
1.25 ± 1.67 |
0.21 |
1.62 |
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| p-value |
NA* |
0.63 |
0.93 |
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| IGF-I (ng/ml) |
After substitute |
257.26 ± 69.12 |
250.36 |
294.71 |
| After milk |
270.60 ± 89.46 |
250.20 |
308.77 |
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| p-value |
0.35 |
0.99 |
0.68 |
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| IGF-I/IGFBP-3 |
After substitute |
0.057 ± 0.01 |
0.057 |
0.064 |
| After milk |
0.059 ± 0.02 |
0.056 |
0.068 |
|
| p-value |
0.28 |
0.72 |
0.28 |
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For means, p-values are from paired t-tests. For 50th and 75th percentiles, p-values are from unpaired quantile regression. *T-test comparing mean GH is not appropriate, due to non-Normal GH distribution |
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Rich-Edwards et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:28 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-28 |
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