Targeting the gut-lung axis by synbiotic feeding to infants in a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Characteristics of infants with diagnosed lower respiratory tract infections (cases) and their matched controls

	Cases (n = 11)*	Controls (n = 11)
Intervention, prebiotics/synbiotics	8/3	8/3
Girls	6	6
Age, months	7.2 ± 3.6	7.4 ± 3.6
Length, cm	72.0 ± 8.1	72.7 ± 8.2
Weight, kg	8.5 ± 1.5	8.5 ± 1.5
Head circumference, cm	43.1 ± 2.4	43.9 ± 2.6
BMI z-score	− 0.5 ± 1.3	− 0.7 ± 1.3
LRTI	11	0
Antibiotic use	11	0

LRTI Lower respiratory tract infection
^*p > 0.05 data are presented as mean ± SD; the Mann–Whitney U test or test of equal or given proportions was used to assess the differences between the groups

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