Supplementation of Heat-Treated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum nF1 Changes the Production of Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Healthy Infants

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of children in the control and HLp-nF1 groups.

	n or Mean ± SD		value
	Control group (n = 13)	HLp-nF1 group (n = 30)
Sex
Female	7 (53.8)	13 (43.3)	1.00
Male	6 (46.2)	17 (56.7)
Birth mode
NSVD	3 (23.1)	8 (26.7)	0.667
C/S	10 (76.9)	22 (73.3)
Birth weeks	38 (1/7) ± 1.05	38 (4/7) ± 0.82	0.15
Birth weight (g)	3,045.77 ± 429.10	3,111.33 ± 285.32	0.56
Birth height (cm)	48.91 ± 2.51	48.95 ± 1.53	0.96
Birth head circumference (cm)	33.83 ± 1.16	34.23 ± 1.20	0.31
Feeding mode
Formula	10 (76.9)	21 (70.0)	0.689
Mixed	3 (23.1)	9 (30.0)
Age (days)	14.92 ± 14.16	21.13 ± 22.27	0.361

Data are presented as numbers (percent) or means ± SD. Comparisons of mean values of continuous and categorical variables between groups were conducted using the t-test and Fisher’s exact-test, respectively; values <0.05 denote statistically significant differences. C/S, cesarean section; HLp-nF1, heat-treated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum nF1; NSVD, normal spontaneous vaginal delivery; SD, standard deviation.