Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics
Characteristics mean (SD) or number (%) | L. reuteri (Control) (N = 68) | L. reuteri + GOS/FOS (Experiment) (N = 72) |
|---|---|---|
Age (days) at recruitment | 14.9 (2.1) | 14.6 (2.0) |
Male | 28 (41.18) | 30 (41.67) |
Gestational Age (weeks) at birth | 38.77 (1.15) | 39.19 (1.14) |
Vaginal Delivery | 53 (77.94) | 59 (81.94) |
Birth Weight (kg) | 3.13 (0.39) | 3.19 (0.41) |
Length at birth (cm) | 49.9 (2.1) | 50.3 (1.8) |
Occipital frontal circumference at birth (cm) | 33.3 (1.3) | 33.5 (1.3) |
Body Mass Index (kg/m 2 ) | 12.53 (1.07) | 12.58 (1.13) |
Ethnic Origin: Malay | 47 (69.1) | 55 (73.4) |
Asian | 9 (13.2) | 8 (11.1) |
Other | 12 (17.6) | 9(12.5) |
Households with smoker | 41 (61.2) | 49 (70.0) |