TABLE 1.

Child and family characteristics by iron status group¹

	IDA, n = 74	Nonanemic, n = 164	P-value2
Child characteristics
Sex, % male	54.1	56.1	NS3
Age, mo	57.6 ± 0.63	58.0 ± 0.43	NS
Hemoglobin, g/L	94.0 ± 1.4	119.0 ± 0.6	<0.001
Mean corpuscular volume	71.5 ± 0.62	87.0 ± 0.40	<0.001
Red cell distribution width	18.8 ± 0.26	15.8 ± 0.11	<0.001
Weight-for-age, Z-score	−2.4 ± 0.12	−2.0 ± 0.10	<0.01
Birth weight, % SGA	66	63	NS
Micronutrient group, % iron-supplemented	53	52	NS
Family characteristics
Parity of mother4	3.8 ± 0.18	3.5 ± 0.11	NS
Mother's age, y	27.8 ± 0.50	27.8 ± 0.31	NS
Mother education, % attended	26	27	NS
Father education, % attended	69	74	NS
Home ownership, %	78	74	NS
House >1 room, %	57	49	NS

¹Values are means ± SE or %.

²Refers to overall F-test or χ² test.

³NS, not significant, P > 0.05.

⁴Defined as the number of previous births, including still births.