Table 2.

Anthropometric indices at birth, 2·5 years, and 8·5 years, by allocation

	Number of children	Frequency ≤2 SD (%)	Mean Z score (95% CI)
			Control group	Intervention group
Birth*
Weight-for-age	1044	186 (18%)	−1·28 (−1·35 to −1·19)	−1·08 (−1·17 to 1·00)
Height-for-age	1016	91 (9%)	−0·41 (−0·52 to −0·30)	−0·34 (−0·45 to −0·24)
BMI-for-age	1002	348 (35%)	−1·63 (−1·74 to −1·52)	−1·42 (−1·53 to −1·31)
2·5 years
Weight-for-age	915	340 (37%)	−1·76 (−1·85 to −1·67)	−1·62 (−1·72 to −1·53)
Height-for-age	915	537 (59%)	−2·29 (−2·39 to −2·19)	−2·20 (−2·31 to −2·10)
BMI-for-age	915	54 (6%)	−0·40 (−0·50 to −0·30)	−0·29 (−0·39 to −0·18)
8·5 years
Weight-for-age	841	444 (53%)	−2·08 (−2·18 to −1·98)	−2·03 (−2·13 to −1·93)
Height-for-age	841	242 (29%)	−1·51 (−1·59 to −1·42)	−1·48 (−1·57 to −1·39)
BMI-for-age	841	293 (35%)	−1·67 (−1·76 to −1·58)	−1·63 (−1·72 to −1·53)

BMI=body-mass index.

^*Excluding birth data ≤4.5 and >3 Z scores.