Table 3.

Anthropometric data in study groups during child’s first year (mean ± sd or frequency and %)

	Intervention	Control	p-value	Missing (n/group)
N	96	89
Weight-for-length SDS
0 months	−0.08 ± 0.96	−0.07 ± 0.93	0.94a
4 months	0.05 ± 0.99	0.17 ± 1.10	0.46a
6 months	0.13 ± 1.02	0.20 ± 1.18	0.65a
12 months	0.09 ± 1.06	0.06 ± 1.11	0.85a	3, 0
Change in weight-for-length SDS
0 to 4 months	0.13 ± 1.17	0.24 ± 1.28	0.56b
0 to 6 months	0.21 ± 1.14	0.27 ± 1.38	0.74b
0 to 12 months	0.16 ± 1.20	0.14 ± 1.39	0.89b	3, 0
4 to 12 months	0.05 ± 0.90	−0.10 ± 0.74	0.21b	3, 0
6 to 12 months	−0.02 ± 0.74	−0.14 ± 0.66	0.28b	3, 0
Change in weight-for-length SDS ≥ 0.67
0 to 4 months	32 (33.3%)	31 (34.8%)	0.83c
0 to 6 months	33 (34.4%)	36 (40.4%)	0.39c
0 to 12 months	32 (34.4%)	31 (34.8%)	0.95c	3, 0
4 to 12 months	20 (21.5%)	13 (14.6%)	0.23c	3, 0
6 to 12 months	13 (14.0%)	11 (12.4%)	0.75c	3, 0
Change in weight-for-length SDS ≤ − 0.67
0 to 4 months	25 (26.0%)	22 (24.7%)	0.84c
0 to 6 months	21 (21.9%)	23 (25.8%)	0.53c
0 to 12 months	23 (24.7%)	23 (25.8%)	0.86c	3, 0
4 to 12 months	23 (24.7%)	17 (19.1%)	0.36c	3, 0
6 to 12 months	21 (22.6%)	16 (18.0%)	0.44c	3, 0
Weight-for-length ≥ +10% e
0 months	9 (9.4%)	10 (11.2%)	0.68c
4 months	15 (15.6%)	18 (20.2%)	0.41c
6 months	15 (15.6%)	22 (24.7%)	0.12c
12 months	16 (17.2%)	18 (20.2%)	0.60c	3, 0
Weight-for-length > +20% f
0 months	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1.00d
4 months	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	0.052d
6 months	4 (4.2%)	5 (5.6%)	0.74d
12 months	3 (3.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0.62d	3, 0
Body mass index (kg/m2)
0 months	13.8 ± 1.3	13.8 ± 1.1	0.93a
4 months	17.0 ± 1.4	17.2 ± 1.6	0.32a
6 months	17.4 ± 1.5	17.6 ± 1.7	0.58a
12 months	17.2 ± 1.4	17.2 ± 1.6	0.89a	3, 0

^aIndependent Samples T-test, ^bLinear regression analysis, unadjusted, ^cChi-Square Test, ^dFisher’s Exact Test.

^eassessed as overweight, ^fassessed as obese; SDS, standard deviation score.