Table 1.

Anthropometric parameters of the children subjected to the study.^a

	A 170 Children with Misola 200 g/day	B 170 Children with Spiruline 10 g/day plus traditional meals 200 g/day	C 170 Children with Spiruline 10 g/day plus Misola 200 g/day	D 40 children with traditional meals 200 g/day	Variance Analysis
Age (months)	15.39 ± 8.3	14.96 ± 5.9	13.86 ± 8.5	15.19 ± 4.35	P = NS
Height (cm)	67.00 ± 8.3	69.84 ± 5.8	69.06 ± 8.5	68.24 ± 4.5	P < 0.01
B.P.	11.17 ± 1.2	10.40 ± 1.0	11.20 ± 1.2	10.37 ± 1.0	P < 0.001
Weight (kg)	6.12 ± 1.4	5.98 ± 1.1	5.99 ± 1.5	6.10 ± 1.2	P = NS
HAZ	-3.93 ± 5.3	-2.64 ± 2.1	-3.35 ± 5.3	-3.23 ± 1.5	P = 0.057
WHZ	-1.73 ± 2.5	-2.88 ± 0.9	-3.05 ± 0.75	-2.32 ± 1.02	P < 0.001
WAZ	-4.01 ± 1.0	-3.88 ± 1.0	-4.38 ± 0.9	-3.99 ± 0.9	P < 0.001
Energy intake (kcal/day)	731 ± 7	748 ± 6	767 ± 5	722 ± 8	P < 0.001
Protein (g/day)	27. 1 ± 1.7	27.8 ± 1.6	33.3 ± 1.2	22.1 ± 1.3	P < 0.001

^aHAZ = Height for age z-score; WHZ = Weight for height z-score; WAZ = Weight for age z-score, B.P = Brachial Perimeter. NS = not significant