Growth and tolerance of infants fed formula supplemented with polydextrose (PDX) and/or galactooligosaccharides (GOS): double-blind, randomized, controlled trial

Table 2 Infant characteristics at study entry

	Study Group
	Control	PDX/GOS	GOS
Total number of participants	142	139	138
Number of males/females	80/62	79/60	82/56
males ^*
Weight (g)	3784.1 ± 47.0	3798.9 ± 47.3	3648.4 ± 46.4†
Length (cm)	52.7 ± 0.2	53.0 ± 0.2	52.6 ± 0.2
Head circumference (cm)	36.4 ± 0.1	36.4 ± 0.1	36.2 ± 0.1
females ^*
Weight (g)	3598.5 ± 53.9	3603.2 ± 54.8	3582.3 ± 56.7
Length (cm)	52.1 ± 0.2	52.2 ± 0.2	51.8 ± 0.3
Head circumference (cm)	35.7 ± 0.1	35.9 ± 0.1	35.6 ± 0.2

Infant characteristics at study entry

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