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Table 2 Characteristics of groups segregated by extremes of maternal fat intake

From: The early infant gut microbiome varies in association with a maternal high-fat diet

 

Control groupa (n = 13)

High-fat groupa (n = 13)

p b

Intake of fat (%)

24.4 (18.4–26.8)

43.1 (39.3–55.2)a

<0.001

Added sugar

74.9 ± 37.4

50.9 ± 28.2

0.076

Fiber

33.1 ± 17.9

25.2 ± 11.8

0.197

Pre-pregnancy BMI

28.2 ± 7.7

24.2 ± 5.5

0.21

Gestational age

37.9 ± 3.9

38.0 ± 3.1

0.96

Gestational diabetes

1 (7.7 %)

4 (30.8 %)

0.32

Excess gestational weight gain

5 (38.5 %)

5 (38.5 %)

0.99

Preterm (delivery <37 weeks GA)

1 (7.7 %)

2 (15.4 %)

0.99

GBS positive

2 (15.4 %)

1 (7.7 %)

0.99

Cesarean delivery

3 (23 %)

3 (23 %)

0.99

Intrapartum antibiotics

7 (53.8 %)

6 (46.2 %)

0.99

Antepartum antibiotics

5 (38.5 %)

4 (30.8 %)

0.99

Chorioamnionitis

4 (30.8 %)

1 (7.7 %)

0.32

Neonate birth weight (percentile)

56.2 ± 25.4

62.5 ± 29.9

0.57

Infant gender (male, female)

7, 6

6, 7

0.99

  1. aValues represent group average and range
  2. bSignificance determined by Student’s t-test or Fisher’s exact test where appropriate
  3. GA gestational age