Table 1. Characteristics of Brazilian young children who visited primary health care.

Variables	n (%)a or mean ± SD
Age (months)	13.5 ± 1.0
Sex
Male	263 (50.6)
Female	257 (49.4)
Ethnicity/Skin color
White	86 (17.1)
Mixed/Brown	385 (76.5)
Black	32 (6.4)
Maternal education (years)
< 7	103 (20.3)
≥ 7 - < 11	187 (36.8)
≥ 11	218 (42.9)
Birth weight (g)
< 2500	29 (5.7)
≥ 2500 - < 3500	332 (64.8)
≥ 3500	151 (29.5)
Breastfeeding duration
< 6 months	148 (28.7)
≥ 6 months	368 (71.3)
Stuntingb	25 (4.9)
Presence of inflammationc	68 (14.6)

SD, standard deviation.

^a Totals differ from the total number of study children because of missing values.

^b Defined as HAZ < -2 Z-score.

^c Defined as CRP > 5 mg/L and AGP > 1 g/L.