Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the cohort at 2 years (N = 1298).
| Variable | |
|---|---|
| Gender (n, %) | |
| Female | 601 (46.3) |
| SES index (Mean, SD) | -.01 (0.98) |
| Household food security (n, %) | |
| Not food insecure | 821 (63.3) |
| Mildly food insecure | 171 (13.2) |
| Moderately food insecure | 219 (16.9) |
| Severely food insecure | 87 (6.7) |
| No. of siblings (Mean, SD) | 3.7 (2.3) |
| Maternal literacy (n, %) | 410 (31.6) |
| Years of education (n, %) | |
| None | 888 (68.4) |
| 1–5 | 232 (17.9) |
| 6–10 | 127 (9.8) |
| 10+ | 51 (3.9) |
| Mothers at risk of depression | 463 (35.7) |
| Stunted (HAZ<-2SD) (n, %) | 787 (60.6) |
| Moderate-severely stunted | 436 (33.6) |
| Severely stunted | 351 (27.1) |
| Underweight (WAZ<-2SD) (n, %) | 561 (43.2) |
| Moderate-severely underweight | 357 (27.6) |
| Severely underweight | 200 (15.6) |
Note: Data is presented as N (%) or Mean (SD) as appropriate.
SES = socioeconomic status, HAZ = Height-for-Age Z-score, WAZ = Weight-for-Age Z-score.