Table 1
Mean (SE) sialic acid content in saliva of breast fed and formula fed infants.
Breast fed (n=18)
Formula fed (n=15)
p
Free (mg/l)
16.0 ( 2.7)
8.2 (2.1)
0.036
Bound (mg/l)
31.5 (3.9)
24.3 (3.4)
0.175
Total (mg/l)
47.3 (3.9)
32.2 (4.4)
0.014