Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants, rural Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010–2012
| Caterpillar cereal group (n 111) | Control group (n 111) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean or n | sd or % | Mean or n | sd or % | P value† | |
| Maternal characteristics | |||||
| Maternal height (cm) | 158 | 7·0 | 155 | 8·4 | 0·01* |
| Maternal weight (kg) | 52·0 | 7·4 | 51·4 | 8·7 | 0·82 |
| Maternal BMI (kg/m2) | 21·0 | 3·4 | 21·4 | 3·2 | 0·72 |
| Mother works for pay (yes), n and % | 2 | 1·8 | 1 | 0·9 | 0·44 |
| Highest level of formal education the mother has completed (years) | 3·8 | 3·2 | 3·5 | 3·2 | 0·43 |
| Highest level of formal education the father has completed (years) | 8·2 | 3·2 | 7·1 | 3·8 | 0·02* |
| Number of pregnancies | 3·7 | 2·1 | 4·1 | 2·2 | 0·15 |
| Number of children | 2·9 | 1·7 | 3·0 | 1·6 | 0·62 |
| Infant characteristics | |||||
| Male, n and % | 56 | 50·5 | 57 | 51·4 | 0·89 |
| Birth weight (g) | 3175 | 518 | 3377 | 529 | 0·005* |
| Born prematurely, n and % | 2 | 1·8 | 1 | 0·9 | 0·62 |
| Exclusively breast-fed at 6 months, n and % | 88 | 79·3 | 80 | 72·1 | 0·84 |
Data are presented as mean and sd, except where shown.
*
Denotes statistical significance.
†
P value calculated using a robust Poisson regression model for categorical outcomes and a linear mixed model for continuous outcomes utilizing a GEE (generalized estimating equation extensions) approach with a robust variance estimator to adjust for clusters.