Table 2.
Children characteristics at baseline by country.
| MADAGASCAR | NIGER | CAR | SENEGAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 240 | n = 210 | n = 216 | n = 215 | p value | |
| General characteristics | |||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male n (%) | 82 (34.2) | 93 (44.3) | 77 (35.6) | 92 (42.8) | 0.07 |
| Age (months) a | 15.1 ± 4.9 | 14.9 ± 4.4 | 14.5 ± 4.9 | 13.8 ± 5.1 | 0.03 |
| [6–18] months n (%) | 159 (66.3) | 143 (68.1) | 152 (70.4) | 153 (71.2) | 0.66 |
| [18–24] months n (%) | 81 (33.7) | 67 (31.9) | 64 (29.6) | 62 (28.8) | |
| Weight‐for‐height z‐score a | −2.10 ± 0.39 | −2.45 ± 0.37 | −2.14 ± 0.38 | −2.13 ± 0.37 | <0.001 |
| Weight‐for‐age z‐score a | −3.12 ± 0.76 | −3.11 ± 0.72 | −2.68 ± 0.73 | −2.30 ± 0.66 | <0.001 |
| Height‐for‐age z‐score a | −2.99 ± 1.22 | −2.59 ± 1.30 | −2.16 ± 1.24 | −1.43 ± 1.06 | <0.001 |
| MUAC a , b | 124.1 ± 4.6 | 121.7 ± 4.1 | 122.3 ± 3.56 | 124.9 ± 4.8 | <0.001 |
| Full‐term birth n (%) | 231 (96.2) | 208 (99.0) | 203 (94.0) | 209 (97.2) | 0.005 |
| Known diseases n (%) | 6 (2.5) | 32 (15.2) | 2 (0.9) | 7 (3.3) | <0.001 |
| Diet n (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| Exclusively breastfed | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.9) | 4 (1.9) | |
| Breastfed with complementary foods | 220 (91.7) | 170 (80.9) | 164 (75.9) | 178 (83.3) | |
| Nonbreastfed | 19 (7.9) | 39 (18.6) | 50 (23.1) | 32 (14.9) | |
Note: p, comparison between countries using χ2 test (or Fisher exact test) or ANOVA.
a
Mean ± SD.
b
Mid‐upper arm circumference.