Table 4.
Treatment effect in anthropometry measurements of children
| Measurement | IS | IFS | MMS | FW | FCF | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 40 | 41 | 36 | 48 | 51 | |
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Height, cm |
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| Baseline | 78.76 (76.26, 81.27) | 79.84 (77.25, 82.44) | 82.93 (80.34, 85.52) | 80.49 (78.07, 82.91) | 80.69 (78.58, 82.79) | 0.260 |
| Final | 82.31 (80.02, 84.60) | 83.63 (81.21, 86.06) | 86.44 (84.04, 88.85) | 83.97 (81.63, 86.30) | 84.37 (82.39, 86.35) | 0.219 |
| Change | 3.55 (3.06, 4.04)† | 3.79 (3.33, 4.25)† | 3.51 (3.05, 3.98)† | 3.48 (3.11, 3.85)† | 3.69 (3.30, 4.07)† | 0.822 |
| Adjusted change * | 3.55 (3.21, 3.90) | 3.67 (3.31, 4.03) | 3.68 (3.30, 4.06) | 3.71 (3.39, 4.04) | 3.70 (3.38, 4.02) | 0.971 |
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Weight, Kg |
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| Baseline | 10.50 (9.81, 11.18) | 10.65 (9.97, 11.33) | 11.44 (10.75, 12.13) | 10.88 (10.24, 11.53) | 11.04 (10.49, 11.58) | 0.356 |
| Final | 11.19 (10.56, 11.81) | 11.47 (10.75, 12.20) | 12.22 (11.52, 12.92) | 11.55 (10.87, 12.23) | 11.68 (11.12, 12.25) | 0.351 |
| Change | 0.69 (0.49, 0.90)† | 0.82 (0.63, 1.02)† | 0.78 (0.60, 0.96)† | 0.67 (0.50, 0.83)† | 0.65 (0.47, 0.82)† | 0.603 |
| Adjusted change * | 0.73 (0.55, 0.90) | 0.80 (0.62, 0.98) | 0.81 (0.62, 1.00) | 0.76 (0.60, 0.93) | 0.68 (0.51, 0.84) | 0.801 |
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Knee height, cm |
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| Baseline | 20.52 (19.65, 21.38) | 20.65 (19.75, 21.55) | 21.76 (20.85, 22.67) | 21.03 (20.21, 21.84) | 21.12 (20.41, 21.84) | 0.332 |
| Final | 21.71 (20.89, 22.53) | 22.10 (21.28, 22.93) | 23.12 (22.25, 23.99) | 22.21 (21.42, 22.99) | 22.45 (21.76, 23.13) | 0.213 |
| Change | 1.19 (0.99, 1.39)† | 1.45 (1.26, 1.64)† | 1.36 (1.12, 1.60)† | 1.18 (1.01, 1.36)† | 1.32 (1.13, 1.51)† | 0.243 |
| Adjusted change * | 1.17 (0.99, 1.34) | 1.30 (1.12, 1.49) | 1.31 (1.12, 1.51) | 1.11 (0.94, 1.27) | 1.18 (1.02, 1.34) | 0.383 |
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Weight for age, Z score |
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| Baseline | -0.41 (-0.76, -0.06) | -0.40 (-0.70, -0.10) | -0.32 (-0.63, -0.01) | -0.42 (-0.74, -0.11) | -0.24 (-0.50, 0.02) | 0.898 |
| Final | -0.46 (-0.74, -0.17) | -0.39 (-0.68, -0.09) | -0.34 (-0.66, -0.02) | -0.51 (-0.84, -0.19) | -0.36 (-0.62, -0.10) | 0.749 |
| Change | -0.05 (-0.23, 0.13) | 0.01 (-0.14, 0.17) | -0.02 (-0.11, 0.08) | -0.09 (-0.21, 0.04) | -0.12 (-0.25, 0.01) | 0.669 |
| Adjusted change * | -0.02 (-0.15, 0.11) | -0.01 (-0.14, 0.12) | 0.00 (-0.14, 0.14) | -0.02 (-0.14, 0.10) | -0.08 (-0.20, 0.04) | 0.908 |
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Weight for height, Z score |
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| Baseline | 0.33 (-0.01, 0.68) | 0.28 (-0.01, 0.58) | 0.35 (0.05, 0.65) | 0.35 (0.04, 0.65) | 0.50 (0.25, 0.76) | 0.865 |
| Final | 0.84 (0.53, 1.15) | 0.75 (0.44, 1.07) | 0.91 (0.55, 1.27) | 0.80 (0.46, 1.14) | 0.76 (0.45, 1.08) | 0.970 |
| Change | 0.51 (0.21, 0.80)† | 0.47 (0.19, 0.74)† | 0.56 (0.36, 0.75)† | 0.45 (0.24, 0.67)† | 0.26 (0.03, 0.49)† | 0.446 |
| Adjusted change * | 0.53 (0.29, 0.76) | 0.39 (0.14, 0.64) | 0.53 (0.27, 0.78) | 0.50 (0.28, 0.72) | 0.31 (0.09, 0.53) | 0.594 |
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Height for age, Z score |
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| Baseline | -1.27 (-1.63, -0.91) | -1.16 (-1.46, -0.86) | -1.09 (-1.41, -0.78) | -1.32 (-1.63, -1.01) | -1.19 (-1.44, -0.94) | 0.868 |
| Final | -2.10 (-2.44, -1.76) | -1.83 (-2.24, -1.42) | -1.82 (-2.22, -1.43) | -2.11 (-2.46, -1.76) | -1.80 (-2.13, -1.48) | 0.425 |
| Change | -0.83 (-1.11, -0.55)† | -0.67 (-0.96, -0.37)† | -0.73 (-0.94, -0.52)† | -0.79 (-1.01, -0.57)† | -0.61 (-0.86, -0.36)† | 0.717 |
| Adjusted change * | -0.81 (-1.06, -0.56) | -0.60 (-0.86, -0.34) | -0.65 (-0.92, -0.37) | -0.74 (-0.98, -0.50) | -0.60 (-0.83, -0.37) | 0.710 |
Treatment abbreviations: Iron supplement (IS), iron plus folic acid supplement (IFS), multiple micronutrients supplement (MMS), micronutrient fortified complementary food as porridge powder (FCF), or zinc, iron and ascorbic acid fortified water (FW). Values are means (95% CI).
* Estimated changes adjusted for initial value and community. Weight, height and knee height are also adjusted for age.
† Change is significant within treatment at p < 0.05 in paired T-Test