Table 1.
Participant and family characteristics
| Variable | n | % | Mean | SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child | Age (years) | 538 | 9.4 | 0.1 | ||
| Height (cm) | 538 | 130.7 | 5.7 | |||
| Weight (kg)* | 538 | 24.4 | (22.2–27.4) | |||
| Body mass index (kg m−2)* | 538 | 14.3 | (13.4–15.6) | |||
| Mid‐upper arm circumference (cm)* | 538 | 17.7 | (16.9–19.1) | |||
| Head circumference (cm) | 538 | 50.6 | 1.4 | |||
| Subscapular skinfold (mm)* | 537 | 7.2 | (5.7–9.2) | |||
| Triceps skinfold (mm)* | 538 | 9.4 | (7.6–12.0) | |||
| Fat mass (kg)* | 538 | 6.7 | (5.2–8.4) | |||
| Fat percentage | 538 | 27.5 | (6.6) | |||
| Plasma vitamin B12 (pmol L−1)* | 527 | 312 | (249–407) | |||
| Plasma folate (nmol L−1)* | 527 | 24.0 | (18.0–35.0) | |||
| Mother | Education (years) | <10 | 199 | 37.0 | ||
| 10 | 167 | 31.0 | ||||
| >10 | 172 | 32.0 | ||||
| Parity † | 0 | 275 | 51.1 | |||
| 1 | 175 | 32.5 | ||||
| >1 | 88 | 16.4 | ||||
| Body mass index (kg m−2) | <18.5 | 30 | 5.8 | |||
| 18.5–25.0 | 224 | 43.4 | ||||
| 25.1–30.0 | 184 | 35.7 | ||||
| >30.0 | 78 | 15.1 | ||||
| Father | Education (years) | <10 | 206 | 38.3 | ||
| 10 | 114 | 21.2 | ||||
| >10 | 218 | 40.5 | ||||
| Family | Religion | Hindu | 306 | 56.9 | ||
| Muslim | 190 | 35.3 | ||||
| Other | 42 | 7.8 | ||||
| Dwelling | Rural | 136 | 25.3 | |||
| Urban | 402 | 74.7 | ||||
| Family type | Nuclear | 324 | 60.3 | |||
| Joint | 213 | 39.7 | ||||
| Occupation ‡ | Unemployed/Unskilled | 27 | 5.0 | |||
| Semi‐skilled | 88 | 16.4 | ||||
| Skilled and clerical | 357 | 66.4 | ||||
| Semi‐professional/Professional | 66 | 12.3 | ||||
| Standard of Living (SLI score) § | 538 | 36.3 | 8.2 | |||
*Values are median (inter‐quartile range). †Parity refers to the time of recruitment into the cohort study i.e. the time the participant in the cohort study was conceived. ‡Refers to occupation of the head of the household. §Standard of Living Index used in the National Family Health Survey, India.