Characteristics of allergic colitis in breast-fed infants in the absence of cow’s milk allergy

Table 5 Baseline characteristics and cessation of rectal bleeding in patients with amino acid-based formula feeding and breast-feeding [mean (range)]

Characteristic	Amino-acid based formula feeding	Breast-feeding
No. of patients	22	8
Age at presentation (wk)	16.0 (5-26)	20.6 (16-25)a
Rectal bleeding at baseline (wk)	7.9 (4-14)	10.5 (6-16)
Cessation of rectal bleeding (wk)	1.4 (0.5-3)
Rectal bleeding at 3-mo visit (n)	0	0

^aP < 0.05 vs formula feeding.