Table 3 BM composition and infant urinary anti-oxidant status across the three tertiles of adherence to the MedDiet score

Maternal milk

 DPPH (µmol eq. Trolox/L)

306 ± 66

348 ± 95

336 ± 54

0.001^γ

 FRAP (µmol /L)

540 ± 150

553 ± 150

558 ± 164

0.046^β

 MDA (μmol TBARs/L)

0.127 ± 0.08

0.115 ± 0.07

0.128 ± 0.08

0.35

 Thiol (µmol/L)

79 ± 23

79 ± 19

75 ± 16

0.67

 Calcium (mg/dL)

8.79 ± 1.18

8.81 ± 1.20

9.08 ± 1.10

0.11

 Protein (g/dL)

1.38 ± 0.66

1.47 ± 0.68

1.39 ± 0.73

0.009^β

 Triglyceride (mg/dL)

4.45 ± 1.80

4.21 ± 1.27

4.02 ± 1.58

0.048^γ

Infant urine

 FRAP (µmol /L)

22.2 ± 18

20.5 ± 15.5

27.1 ± 13.6

0.02^β

 DPPH (µmol eq. Trolox/L)

10 ± 8.1

9.3 ± 7.4

13.7 ± 6.4

0.014^γ

 MDA (μmol TBARs/L)

1.75 ± 1.5

1.72 ± 1.8

2.1 ± 1.1

0.42