Table 2

S100B in the colostrum of Burkinabe and Sicilian women, expressed as ng/ml and volume in ml/10 min.

Samples
Parameter
S100B (ng/ml) and volume (ml/10 min.)



1° day
2° day
3° day

Burkinabe women n.51 (A)
S100B (ng/ml)
672.21 ± 256.67^*
204.31 ± 63.25
199.42 ± 45.28

Volume (ml/10 min.)
6.0 ± 0.5^*
8.0 ± 0.5^**
10 ± 0.5^
Sicilian women n.30 (B)
S100B (ng/ml)
309.36 ± 65.28*
205.16 ± 39.15
190.25 ± 46.23

Volume (ml/10 min.)
2.0 ± 0.1*
4.0 ± 0.1**
6.0 ± 0.1

A → B ^ P < 0.0001;*1° → 2° day P < 0.0001; ** 2° → 3° day P < 0.0001

Musumeci et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5:15   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-15