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Table 3 Human milk intake and non-milk oral intake by group

From: Participation in the “nutrition at the Centre” project through women’s group improved exclusive breastfeeding practices, as measured by the deuterium oxide dose-to-mother technique

 

VSLA-N@C group (n = 53)

Control group (n = 50)

Difference

P - value

Mean human milk intake ±SD, g/day

900.2 ± 152.5

842.2 ± 188.6

+ 58.0

0.044*

Median non-milk oral intake (25ie-75ie), g/day

95.0 (71.4–156.3)

243.5 (144.7–332.0)

−148.2

0.000**

  1. *Two-sample t-test/**Median test, Pearson chi-square