Table 3.
Micronutrient status of the children during intervention period.
| Supplement | Placebo | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follow Up | Zinc (µmol/L) | Retinol (µmol/L) | Log Ferritin (log[µg/L]) | Zinc (µmol/L) | Retinol (µmol/L) | Log Ferritin (log[µg/L]) |
| Enrolment | 9.6 (8.8 to 10.5) (n = 75) | 0.81 (0.70 to 0.95) (n = 62) | 1.70 (1.58 to 1.81) (n = 75) | 9.0 (8.3 to 9.7) (n = 78) | 0.87 (0.75 to 0.99) (n = 53) | 1.62 (1.52 to 1.73) (n = 78) |
| 3 mo | 9.8 (8.8 to 10.8) (n = 58) | 0.78 (0.70 to 0.88) (n = 42) | 1.54 (1.43 to 1.66) (n = 59) | 10.4 (9.7 to 11.2) (n = 56) | 0.84 (0.73 to 0.96) (n = 36) | 1.66 (1.57 to 1.75) (n = 55) |
| 6 mo | 10.4 (9.5 to 11.3) (n = 53) | 0.72 (0.65 to 0.79) (n = 34) | 1.54 (1.40 to 1.68) (n = 52) | 10.5 (9.6 to 11.4) (n = 51) | 0.85 (0.70 to 1.0) (n = 32) | 1.61 (1.51 to 1.71) (n = 49) |
| Δ3mo | −0.27 (−1.28 to 0.80) (n = 58) | −0.03 (−0.17 to 0.01) (n = 42) | −0.11 (−0.21 to −0.01) (n = 59) | 1.17 (0.16 to 2.10) (n = 56) | 0.01 (−0.16 to 0.15) (n = 36) | 0.12 (0.03 to 0.21) (n = 55) |
| Δ 6 mo | 0.41 (−0.67 to 1.50) (n = 53) | −0.05 (−0.21 to 0.11) (n = 34) | −0.06 (−0.17 to 0.05) (n = 52) | 1.26 (0.14 to 2.39) (n = 51) | −0.01 (−0.24 to 0.22) (n = 32) | 0.10 (−0.01 to 0.21) (n = 49) |
Values presented as mean (95% CI).