Table 1.
Comparison between rachitic children and their mothers with healthy controls and their mothers regarding their demographic data and anthropometric measurements
| Value | Rachitic children group n = 30 |
Non-rachitic children group n = 30 |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Month) | |||
| Range | 8–24 | 9–24 | 0.9 |
| Mean ± SD | 15.3 ± 5.1 | 15.2 ± 4.6 | |
| Sex: n (%) | |||
| Male | 17(56.7%) | 18(60%) | 0.8 |
| Female | 13(43.3%) | 12(40%) | |
| Weight (Kg) | |||
| Range | 7-13 | 8–12 | 0.04* |
| Mean ± SD | 9.3 ± 1.7 | 10.4 ± 1.4 | |
| Length (Cm) | |||
| Range | 67–90 | 70–93 | 0.002** |
| Mean ± SD | 75.01 ± 6.5 | 82.2 ± 7.4 | |
| HC (Cm) | |||
| Range | 45–54.5 | 45–51 | 0.005** |
| Mean ± SD | 50.2 ± 2.7 | 47.9 ± 1.5 | |
| Maternal age(year) | |||
| Range | 19-39 | 20-32 | 0.001** |
| Mean ± SD | 30.8 ± 5.1 | 25.1 ± 3.9 | |
| Maternal BMI(kg/m2) | |||
| Range | 20-30 | 20-27 | 0.03* |
| Mean ± SD | 24.7 ± 3.3 | 22.7 ± 2.1 | |
| Parity (n) | |||
| Range | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0.08 |
| Mean ± SD | 3.2 ± 1.6 | 2.2 ± 1.2 | |
Quantitative data compared by Mann-Whitney test, qualitative data by chi square test
significant (P < 0.05 *)
Highly significant (P < 0.01 **)
HC (head circumference)