Open Access 01-12-2017 | Correction
Correction to: Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children
Published in: International Breastfeeding Journal | Issue 1/2016
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After publication of this article [1] it was brought to our attention that there were errors in the text under the heading ‘Data cleaning’, and in Table 3. The corrected text and updated Table 3 are given in this erratum.
Table 3
Period-1 (the 3/6 week–12 week) and period-2 (12–24 weeks) mean weight velocity (WVZ) and length velocity (LVZ) by infant feedinga
3 week feeding
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Period 1: 3/6–12 weeks
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Never breastfed
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Breastfedc
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n
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mean ± SD
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n
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mean ± SD
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P-valueb
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WVZP1 (N = 522)
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60
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1.58 ± 1.72
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462
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0.99 ± 1.60
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<0.01
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LVZP1 (N = 402)
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46
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1.69 ± 2.62
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356
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1.37 ± 2.44
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0.41
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12 week feeding
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Period 2: 12–24 weeks
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Never breastfed
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Breastfedc
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n
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mean ± SD
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n
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mean ± SD
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P-valueb
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WVZP2 (N = 494)
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98
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1.07 ± 1.75
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394
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0.64 ± 1.57
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0.02
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LVZP2 (N = 477)
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93
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0.82 ± 2.62
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382
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0.85 ± 2.52
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0.93
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