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. 2009 May 22;338:b1867. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1867

Table 5.

 Mean (SD) change in BMI after 14 weeks stratified by quality of initial diet

Fortified spread Corn-soy blend
Animal products:
 None consumed yesterday 2.1 (1.8) (n=113) 1.6 (1.6) (n=124)
 Consumed yesterday 2.5 (2.0) (n=43) 1.9 (1.6) (n=42)
 P value 0.17 0.37
No of different foods consumed yesterday:
 0-6 2.2 (1.6) (n=41) 1.7 (1.6) (n=55)
 7-9 2.1 (2.2) (n=53) 1.6 (1.7) (n=59)
 10-20 2.2 (1.7) (n=62) 1.5 (1.6) (n=52)
 P value 0.97 0.83
Dietary diversity score19:
 1 (lowest)-2 2.0 (1.9) (n=56) 1.8 (0.4) (n=56)
 3 2.3 (1.8) (n=54) 1.4 (1.6) (n=52)
 4-12 2.2 (2.0 (n=46) 1.7 (1.6) (n=58)
 P value 0.85 0.49