Table 1.

Baseline characteristics (efficacy analyzable population).

	NC GROUP (n = 67)	NC + NS GROUP (n = 75)
Age, years	3.6 (0.7)	3.8 (0.7)
Sex, male, %	43.3	49.3
Weight, kg	13.3 (1.7)	13.5 (1.9)
Height, cm	98.2 (6.4)	99.3 (7.1)
Weight-for-height percentile†	10.4 (6.3)	10.7 (7.3)
z-scores‡
Weight-for-height	−1.4 (0.4)	−1.4 (0.5)
Weight-for-age	−1.1 (0.7)	−1.2 (0.7)
Height-for-age	−0.4 (1.1)	−0.6 (1.1)

Notes: All data are mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise indicated.

^†WHO Child Growth Standards.³⁵

^‡z-scores derived from the WHO child Growth Standards.³⁵

Abbreviations: NC, nutrition counseling; NS, nutritional milk supplement.