Table 3 Comparison of hormone and growth factor levels among 6–8 year old Boston girls after 1 week milk consumption versus 1 week macronutrient substitute for milk (n = 28).
From: Milk consumption and the prepubertal somatotropic axis
Boston | Mean | 50th percentile | 75th percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Growth Hormone (ng/ml) | After substitute | 0.89 ± 0.96 | 0.41 | 1.52 |
After milk | 1.25 ± 1.67 | 0.21 | 1.62 | |
p-value | NA* | 0.63 | 0.93 | |
IGF-I (ng/ml) | After substitute | 257.26 ± 69.12 | 250.36 | 294.71 |
After milk | 270.60 ± 89.46 | 250.20 | 308.77 | |
p-value | 0.35 | 0.99 | 0.68 | |
IGF-I/IGFBP-3 | After substitute | 0.057 ± 0.01 | 0.057 | 0.064 |
After milk | 0.059 ± 0.02 | 0.056 | 0.068 | |
p-value | 0.28 | 0.72 | 0.28 |