Supplemental Table S3.Final adjusted multiple regression analysis and partial correlation coefficients on the effect of maternal breast milk n-6 fatty acid profile at early (6th week pp) lactation on infant body compositiona

Breast milk AA
6th week pp / Breast milk n-6 LCPUFAs
6th week pp
n / adj beta (95% CI) / r / adj beta (95% CI) / r
Sum 4 SFT (mm) / 6 weeks / 152 / -5.6 (-13.43, 2.23) / -0.12 / -3.27 (-6.29, -0.25) / -0.19*
4 months / 148 / -4.46 (-13.38 4.45) / -0.05 / -1.18 (-4.66, 2.3) / -0.02
12 months / 141 / -3.7 (-12.61, 5.12) / -0.07 / -0.86 (-4.31, 2.59) / -0.03
Fat mass (g) / 6 weeks / 152 / -555.0 (-1007.2, -102.8) / -0.23** / -267.9 (-441.9, -93.93) / -0.29**
4 months / 148 / -560.40 (-1147.1, 26.3) / -0.16 / -200.78 (-429.4, 27.8) / -0.15
12 months / 141 / -578.5 (-1471.0, 314.0) / -0.11 / -96.40 (-445.1, 252.3) / -0.04
Body fat (%) / 6 weeks / 152 / -3.91 (-10.05, 2.23) / -0.11 / -2.49 (-4.86, -0.12) / -0.18*
4 months / 148 / -3.25 (-9.25, 2.66) / -0.06 / -0.85 (-3.16, 1.45) / -0.03
12 months / 141 / -2.56 (-8.55, 3.44) / -0.07 / -0.56 (-2.89, 1.78) / -0.02
Ratio SC/PP fat / 6 weeks / 125 / -0.34 (-3.37, 2.68) / -0.01 / -0.27 (-1.43, 0.89) / -0.04
4 months / 126 / -1.30 (-4.56, 1.96) / -0.10 / -0.40 (-1.69, 0.9) / -0.09
12 months / 132 / -0.72 (-2.29, 0.85) / -0.10 / -0.07 (-0.68, 0.55) / -0.04

aData are presented as the regression coefficient of the fatty acid of interest (beta) along with the (95% confidence interval) and the partial correlation coefficient according to Spearman (r) of the fatty acid of interest. The stars indicate significant total model p-values of the (final) multivariable-adjusted analysis (F-test, ANCOVA) and in the Spearman correlation coefficient (*p< 0.05; **p<0.01).