Table 3.

Differences in anthropometric indices from baseline to end

Variable	Groups		p-value
	Group 1 (vitamin & mineral)	Group 2 (Shadameen + vitamin& mineral)
Mean weight increments (gr)	0.55±0.33	0.81±0.29	0.002*
Mean length increments (cm)	3.10±1.02	3.36±1.04	0.31
Mean Z score weight for height increments	0.02±0.52	0.36±0.36	0.003*
Mean Z score weight for age increments	0.09±0.37	0.40±0.33	0.001*
Mean Z score length for age increments	0.10±0.39	0.17±0.39	0.53
Recovery [n (%)] ( Z score weight for Height> −2	12 (31.6)	26 (68.4)	0.001*