Prevalence of anemia among James Bay Cree infants of northern Quebec

Table 2: Mean weight at birth and at 9 months by type of milk consumed at 9 months   Milk type; mean weight (and SD), g p value Variable Formula n = 145 Breast milk n = 96 Cow's milk n = 63 Mixed milks n = 40 All n = 344 Birth weight  3 707  (570)* 3 916 (538) 3 767 (532) 3 845 (483) 3 792 (550) 0.03 Weight at 9 mo 10 502 (1 485)*† 9 987 (1 143) 10 462 (1 009) 9 887 (1 194) 10 279 (1 305) 0.003 Weight gain 6 795 (1 290)*† 6 071 (1 089) 6 695 (929)*† 6 042 (1 236) 6 487 (1 215) < 0.001 *p < 0.05 for difference from breast milk group. †p < 0.05 for difference from mixed milk group.

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