Table 5. Length and Weight of study children by age and groups.
Age in Months | Length (cm) | Weight(kg) | ||
Zinc | Placebo (control) | Zinc | Placebo (control) | |
3 | 59.0±2.41 | 58.8±2.79 | 5.46±0.729 | 5.50±0.766 |
6 | 64.8±2.62 | 65.1±2.89 | 6.87±0.920 | 6.87±0.922 |
9 | 69.1±2.62 | 69.0±2.93 | 7.53±1.008 | 7.54±0.972 |
12 | 72.2±2.75 | 72.3±2.95 | 8.02±1.108 | 8.02±1.030 |
15 | 74.9±2.82 | 75.1±3.40 | 8.47±1.009 | 8.36±0.982 |
18 | 77.4±2.82 | 77.5±3.53 | 8.85±1.005 | 8.79±0.988 |
21 | 79.6±2.97 | 79.5±3.51 | 9.35±0.948 | 9.14±0.937 |
24 | 81.8±2.98 | 82.2±3.23 | 9.78±0.902 | 9.70±0.910 |
All values are mean ± SD.
There were no significant differences between the groups.