Table 1.
The effect of early BCG on anthropometric measurements at 2 months by weight at inclusion
| Weight at inclusion 2.00–2.49 kg | Weight at inclusion 1.50–1.99 kg | Weight at inclusion <1.50 kg | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meana
early BCG |
Meana
late BCG |
Differenceb(CI: 95 %) | Meana
early BCG |
Meana
late BCG |
Differenceb(CI: 95 %) | Meana
early BCG |
Meana
late BCG |
Differenceb(CI: 95 %) | |
| 2 months | |||||||||
| All | |||||||||
| Number | 643 | 646 | 242 | 216 | 56 | 52 | |||
| Weight-for-age, z-score | −1.58 | −1.64 | 0.06 (−0.04; 0.16) | −2.97 | −2.83 | −0.14 (−0.34; 0.06) | −4.63 | −4.53 | −0.21 (−0.60; 0.18) |
| Length-for-age, z-score | −2.06 | −2.03 | −0.01 (−0.11; 0.09) | −3.45 | −3.25 | −0.16 (−0.37; 0.05) | −5.39 | −5.37 | 0.02 (−0.42; 0.46) |
| Head circumference-for-age, z-score | −0.86 | −0.90 | 0.02 (−0.09; 0.13) | −1.83 | −1.92 | 0.06 (−0.14; 0.26) | −3.36 | −3.49 | −0.11 (−0.60; 0.38) |
| MUACc, cm | 11.6 | 11.5 | 0.07 (−0.06; 0.19) | 10.5 | 10.6 | −0.11 (−0.36; 0.13) | 9.2 | 9.3 | −0.20 (−0.71; 0.32) |
| Boys | |||||||||
| Number | 284 | 278 | 106 | 100 | 21 | 21 | |||
| Weight-for-age, z-score | −1.80 | −1.73 | −0.05 (−0.22; 0.11) | −3.30 | −3.03 | −0.28 (−0.59; 0.03) | −4.97 | −4.86 | 0.06 (−0.56; 0.68) |
| Length-for-age, z-score | −2.37 | −2.24 | −0.05 (−0.21; 0.11) | −3.81 | −3.57 | −0.17 (−0.46; 0.11) | −5.89 | −5.87 | 0.51 (−0.12; 1.15) |
| Head circumference-for-age, z-score | −2.37 | −2.24 | −0.09 (−0.27; 0.08) | −2.05 | −2.02 | −0.02 (−0.34; 0.29) | −3.70 | −3.99 | 0.04 (−0.66; 0.74) |
| MUACc, cm | 11.7 | 11.8 | −0.08 (−0.28; 0.12) | 10.4 | 10.8 | −0.39 (−0.77; −0.01) | 9.3 | 9.3 | 0.09 (−0.79; 0.97) |
| Girls | |||||||||
| Number | 359 | 368 | 136 | 116 | 35 | 31 | |||
| Weight-for-age, z-score | −1.42 | −1.56 | 0.15 (0.02; 0.28) | −2.71 | −2.69 | −0.03 (−0.29; 0.23) | −4.42 | −4.30 | −0.34 (−0.83; 0.15) |
| Length-for-age, z-score | −1.81 | −1.87 | 0.04 (−0.09; 0.16) | −3.16 | −2.97 | −0.16 (−0.45; 0.13) | −5.09 | −5.02 | −0.32 (−0.90; 0.25) |
| Head circumference-for-age, z-score | −0.73 | −0.84 | 0.12 (−0.03; 0.26) | −1.66 | −1.84 | 0.12 (−0.14; 0.38) | −3.16 | −3.15 | −0.17 (−0.76; 0.43) |
| MUACc, cm | 11.6 | 11.4 | 0.18 (0.02; 0.33) | 10.6 | 10.5 | 0.10 (−0.21; 0.41) | 9.1 | 9.4 | −0.29 (−0.88; 0.30) |
aUnadjusted means
bAnalyses are conducted using longitudinal linear regression models containing information on the 2, 6 and 12 months measurements in one model. The analyses are furthermore adjusted for the corresponding measurement at enrolment
cMUAC (Mid upper arm circumference)