Cohort characteristics and blood chemistry data – cross-sectional study.

Infants were allocated according to their age and feeding regimen. From among 69 infants 3-to-6-month-olds, 33 were exclusively breast-fed (BM) and 36 received infant formula (IF): 17 consumed formulas with high- and 14 with low-CML-content. Fourty-one 7-to-10-month-old infants were weaned from breast-milk, while 37 from formulas: 18 infants consumed low-CML- and 19 high-CML-containing formulas. Six older infants aged 11-to-14 months still received breast-milk as a supplement to diversified diet, while 13 drunk formula (5 consumed low-CML- and 8 high-CML-containing formulas). AGE-Fl: plasma advanced glycation end-products specific fluorescence; AU: arbitrary units; 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#: p##: pND: not determined.