Characteristics of the followed-up infants.

Thirty-six infants aged 5.8±0.3 (Basal data) months were followed-up 7.5±0.3 months later (Follow-up). BM: 11 infants exclusively breast-fed at basal sampling and receiving breast-milk as a supplement to infants’ mixed diet at follow-up; IF: 25 infants consuming infant formulas at basal investigation as well as at follow-up; QUICKI: Quantitative insulin-sensitivity check index; CML: plasma Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine; AGE-fl: plasma advanced glycation end products specific fluorescence; sRAGE: soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products; hsCRP: high-sensitive C-reactive protein; sICAM-1: soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1; sVCAM-1: soluble vascular adhesion molecule-1; sVAP-1: soluble vascular adhesion protein-1;*: p**: p+: p++: p–: not applicable.