Chapter 4. Infant Health

Table 4.22. Percent of mothers indicating that their baby had a problem with a formula in each group by infant age1,2, among mothers of babies who had a problem with infant formula during these periods

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  Month 0-4 Month 5-9 Month 10-12
Group 1 - Amino-acid based 0.8 4.0 10.6
Group 2 - Milk based without DHA and ARA 36.2 44.0 53.2
Group 3 - Milk based with DHA and ARA 73.8 70.0 68.1
Group 4 - Soy based with DHA and ARA 23.8 20.0 19.1
Group 5 - Soy based without DHA and ARA 12.3 22.0 14.9
Group 6 - Extensively hydrolyzed casein hydrolysate with or without DHA and ARA 6.9 16.0 12.8
N 130 50 47

1Table is based on variables: M4C11_1-6, M9C13_1-6, MWC13_1-6

2Column percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply