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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 77:F178-F184 doi:10.1136/fn.77.3.F178
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Randomised controlled trial of a synthetic triglyceride milk formula for preterm infants

Table 4

Absorption of individual fatty acids: data are percentage absorption values (SE) with 95% confidecne intervals for difference between diet A or B and main diet

Main diet (Betapol) (n=7) Comparison diets
A (n=9) B (n=6) A + B (n=15)
Saturates:
 C12:0 97.4 (1.1) 97.3 (0.5) [−2.6, 2.4] 96.7 (0.9) [−4.0, 2.4] 97.1 (0.5) [−2.5, 1.7]
 C14:0 93.6 (2.4) 90.7 (1.6) [−8.7, 3.0] 88.5 (2.1) [−12.2, 2.0] 89.8 (1.2) [−8.8, 1.3]
 C16:0 91.4 (2.1) 79.3 (3.2) [−21.0, −3.3]** 78.9 (3.1) [−20.6, −4.4]4-150 79.1 (2.2) [−19.8, −4.8]***
 C18:0 81.0 (4.5) 69.0 (4.3) [−25.5, 1.6] 66.2 (4.2) [−28.6, −1.0]4-150 67.9 (3.0) [−24.3, −1.8]4-150
 C20:0 66.2 (9.9) 51.5 (8.4) [−42.4, 13.1] 49.5 (5.5) [−43.0, 9.6] 50.7 (5.3) [−37.0, 6.0]
Monosaturates:
 C18:1 94.6 (1.7) 95.9 (0.8) [−2.5, 5.1] 93.9 (3.0) [−8.0, 6.5] 95.1 (1.2) [−4.0, 5.0]
Polyunsaturates:
 C18:2 95.2 (1.8) 96.9 (1.0) [−2.6, 6.0] 95.0 (2.3) [−6.6, 6.3] 96.1 (1.1) [−3.3, 5.2]
 C18:3 96.3 (1.5) 97.7 (0.9) [−2.4, 5.0] 96.0 (1.8) [−5.5, 4.9] 97.0 (0.9) [−2.8, 4.2]
  • 4-150 p < 0.05; ** p < 0.02; *** p < 0.01.

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