Results
During the study period we enrolled 152 mothers of which
138 were eligible for analysis as they fulfilled the eligibility
criteria namely completing at least 2 study visits.
Baseline socio-demographic and laboratory parameters
are summarized in Table 1. Data was available for all 138
subjects. Of the 138 subjects, 75 were in the formula
feeding group and 63 in the breastfeeding group. There
were no significant differences between the groups in any
of the parameters investigated except that the breastfeeding
mothers were on average 3 years younger than the formula
feeding mothers.