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Table 2 Breast milk TGF-β concentrations in the probiotic and placebo groups at 10 days and 3 months postpartum

From: Atopic dermatitis prevention in children following maternal probiotic supplementation does not appear to be mediated by breast milk TSLP or TGF-β

 

Days

Treatment

pa

Probiotic

Placebo

n

Median (IQR) (pg/mL)

n

Median (IQR) (pg/mL)

TGF-β1

10

128

616.9 (407.5–950.4)

127

617.3 (369.7–853.9)

0.34

0.33

 

90

123

438.5 (308.0–661.1)

124

417.4 (269.3–641.8)

0.27

0.23

TGF-β2

10

128

909.8 (451.6–1653.8)

127

999.4 (519.0–1517.1)

0.90

0.83

 

90

123

599.6 (311.0–1055.1)

124

532.5 (285.9–1144.2)

0.76

0.69

TGF-β3

10

128

37.8 (25.3–58.7)

127

35.8 (22.9–57.2)

0.25

0.33

 

90

123

29.9 (21.0–42.7)

123

30.8 (18.8–48.7)

0.95

0.86

  1. aThe upper p-value provided is from the regression analysis of the influence of probiotic ingestion on the log transformed TGF beta concentration by, whilst the lower represents the p-value calculated for the effect of treatment allocation after adjusting for maternal atopy, maternal smoking and presence of siblings