Effect of pasteurization on melatonin concentration in human breast milk

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Variable	Median	Min	Max	Interquartile range (IQR)
Age [year]	29.00	24.00	37.00	7.00
Lactation period [week]	12.00	3.00	40.00	14.00
Gestational age [week]	36.5	27.00	41.00	8.00
Melatonin pre-pasteurization [pg/mL]	9.58	0.65	26.24	12.72
Melatonin post-pasteurization [pg/mL]	9.98	0.80	29.58	11.26
Fat [g/100 mL]	2.95	1.70	3.80	0.60
Total protein [g/100 mL]	1.40	1.20	1.90	0.25
Carbohydrate [g/100 mL]	7.70	6.70	7.90	0.25
Dry matter [g/100 mL]	12.30	11.00	13.10	0.90
Energy value [kcal/100 mL]	65.50	54.00	72.00	6.00

	Age [year]	Gestational age [week]	Lactation period [week]	Melatonin pre-pasteurization [pg/mL]	Melatonin post-pasteurization [pg/mL]	Fat [g/100 mL]	Total protein [g/100 mL]	Carbohydrate [g/100 mL]	Dry matter [g/100 mL]	Energy value [kcal/100 mL]
Age [year]	1	0.329	0.276	0.068	−0.102	0.113	−0.052	−0.044	0.144	0.092
Lactation period [week]	0.276	0.687^*	1	−0.263	−0.255	−0.175	−0.589^*	0.013	−0.062	0.071
Melatonin pre-pasteurization [pg/mL]	0.068	−0.290	−0.263	1	0.797^*	−0.043	0.099	0.237	0.075	−0.104
Melatonin post-pasteurization [pg/mL]	−0.102	−0.248	−0.255	0.797^*	1	−0.128	0.300	−0.019	0.028	−0.127
Fat [g/100 mL]	0.113	0.173	−0.175	−0.043	−0.128	1	0.215	−0.153	0.789^*	0.946^*
Total protein [g/100 mL]	−0.052	−0.215	−0.589^*	0.099	0.300	0.215	1	−0.121	0.482^*	0.459^*
Carbohydrate [g/100 mL]	−0.044	0.156	0.013	0.237	−0.019	−0.153	−0.121	1	0.211	−0.144
Dry matter [g/100 mL]	0.144	0.157	−0.062	0.075	0.028	0.789^*	0.482^*	0.211	1	0.871^*
Energy value [kcal/100 mL]	0.092	0.178	0.071	−0.104	−0.127	0.946^*	0.459^*	−0.144	0.871^*	1