Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for infant and mothers micronutrient status.
| Infants Two Weeks | Infants Three Months | Mothers Three Months Postpartum | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) | Median (Q1, Q3) * |
n | Mean (SD) | Median (Q1, Q3) * |
n | Mean (SD) | Median (Q1, Q3) * |
|
| Vitamin D (nmol/L) | 428 | 47.6 (14.8) | 45.5 (37.1–55.6) |
405 | 75.0 (21.5) | 72.7 (60.6–86.0) |
427 | 63.7 (14.8) | 61.8 (53.3–71.6) |
| Vitamin B12 (pg/mL) | 254 | 310.3 (154.0) | 279.6 (197.3–378.9) |
324 | 370.7 (190.8) | 332.1 (248.3–434.8) |
427 | 434.6 (202.3) | 395.4 (286.8–523.5) |
| Folate (ng/mL) | 253 | 15.5 (5.8) | 14.3 (11.2–18.3) |
324 | 20.9 (8.1) | 19.4 (15.2–27.8) |
427 | 7.3 (4.4) | 6.1 (4.4–8.8) |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | 250 | 318.9 (192.9) | 274.2 (192.2–393.8) |
324 | 142.1 (165.2) | 102.8 (59.9–170.2) |
427 | 39.4 (44.2) | 25.9 (14.6–47.7) |
* Q1 = 25th percentile, Q3 = 75th percentile.