TABLE 2.
Nutritional and cardiovascular status of 165 children at 54 mo of age by type of prenatal supplement consumed by their mothers1,2
| Prenatal supplement type |
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| Characteristic | Iron + folate + zinc | Iron + folate |
| n | 79 | 86 |
| Health score, % | ||
| Frequently ill | 0 | 2.3 |
| Sometimes ill | 5.1 | 7.0 |
| Fairly healthy | 73.4 | 66.3 |
| Very healthy | 21.5 | 24.4 |
| Cold on day of exam, % | 29.1 | 29.1 |
| Pulse, bpm | 74.8 ± 5.7 | 74.6 ± 5.4 |
| Respiratory rate, −1 | 24.3 ± 3.4 | 23.5 ± 3.7 |
| SBP,2mm Hg | 84.7 ± 10.2 | 84.2 ± 7.8 |
| Diastolic blood pressure,2mm Hg | 57.8 ± 9.6 | 60.2 ± 7.7 |
| Mean arterial pressure,2mm Hg | 66.8 ± 8.5 | 68.2 ± 7.1 |
| Weight, kg | 17.3 ± 2.2 | 17.4 ± 2.4 |
| Height, cm | 102.9 ± 3.9 | 102.5 ± 3.4 |
| BMI, 2 | 16.3 ± 1.3 | 16.5 ± 1.6 |
| BSA, 2 | 0.706 ± 0.056 | 0.708 ± 0.060 |
| Hemoglobin, g/L | 122.2 ± 10.3 | 120.0 ± 9.7 |
| Plasma zinc,3μmol/L | 12.2 ± 2.5 | 11.9 ± 1.8 |
1
Values are mean ± SD or percent. Groups did not differ from one another, > 0.05.
2
n were 75 for the iron + folate + zinc group and 85 for the iron + folate group.
3
n were 55 for the iron + folate + zinc group and 60 for the iron + folate group.