Table 1.
Characteristics of participants (N = 246, unless otherwise noted)
| n (%) or median (IQR) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | Female | 124 (50.4) | |
| Birth weight (kg) | 2.75 (2.47 to 3.06) | ||
| Birth length (cm) | 48.1 (47.0 to 49.5) | ||
| Anthropometry at birth | LAZ | −0.99 (−1.68 to −0.40) | |
| Stunting | 41 (16.7) | ||
| WAZ | −1.30 (−1.88 to −0.61) | ||
| Low birth weight (< 2,500 g) | 68 (27.6) | ||
| WHZ | −0.93 (−1.65 to −0.31) | ||
| Anthropometry (3 months) | LAZ | −1.17 (−1.80 to −0.47) | |
| Stunting | 38 (15.6) | ||
| WAZ | −0.89 (−1.65 to −0.39) | ||
| WHZ | 0.07 (−0.72 to 0.72) | ||
| Anthropometry (24 months)† | LAZ | −1.99 (−2.60 to −1.30) | |
| Stunting | 104 (49.5) | ||
| WAZ | −1.62 (−2.31 to −0.99) | ||
| WHZ | −0.87 (−1.35 to −0.10) | ||
| Breastfeeding | Exclusively breastfed until (day) | 102.5 (58 to 150) | |
| Diarrhea (days) | Days in year 1* | 11 (5 to 22) | |
| Days in year 2† | 8 (4 to 15) | ||
| Mother | Age (years) | 25 (21 to 28) | |
| Anthropometry at baseline | Height (cm) | 149 (146 to 153) | |
| Weight (kg) | 48.5 (43.1 to 55.8) | ||
| BMI | 21.8 (19.6 to 24.6) | ||
| BMI < 18.5 | 32 (13.0) | ||
| Marital status | Married—only wife | 212 (86.2) | |
| Married—polygamous | 34 (13.8) | ||
| Age at first marriage | 17 (16 to 19) | ||
| Maternal education | Never attended school | 46 (18.7) | |
| Schooling completed (years) | 5 (2 to 7) | ||
| Pregnancy information | Age at first pregnancy | 18 (17 to 20) | |
| Lifetime gravidity | 2 (1 to 3) | ||
| Number of live births | 2 (1 to 2) |
BMI = body mass index; IQR = interquartile range; LAZ = length-for-age z-score; WAZ = weight-for-age z-score; WHZ = weight-for-height z-score.
*
232 children with 12 months follow-up.
†
210 children with 24 months follow-up.