TABLE 5.

Infant outcomes comparing pooled treatment groups treated ≥14 d to pooled treatment groups treated <14 d¹

	Received treatment ≥14 d		Received treatment <14 d
Outcome	n	Value	n	Value	P 2
Birth
Length, cm	1376	47.1 ± 2.2	91	46.7 ± 2.3	0.01
Weight, kg	1376	2.7 ± 0.4	91	2.6 ± 0.4	0.02
WFA, z score <−2	1376	259 (19)	91	21 (23)	0.44
Head circumference, cm	1376	34.2 ± 1.6	91	34.0 ± 1.5	0.18
MUAC, cm	1376	9.6 ± 0.8	91	9.5 ± 0.9	0.29
6 wk of age
Length, cm	1359	53.8 ± 2.4	63	53.4 ± 2.9	0.28
Weight, kg	1359	4.4 ± 0.6	63	4.3 ± 0.7	0.20
Head circumference, cm	1359	38.0 ± 1.4	63	38.0 ± 1.7	0.83
MUAC, cm	1359	11.9 ± 1.1	63	11.7 ± 1.4	0.16
12 wk of age
Length, cm	1273	58.3 ± 2.5	70	57.6 ± 2.8	0.03
Weight, kg	1273	5.6 ± 0.7	70	5.3 ± 0.8	0.01
Head circumference, cm	1273	40.3 ± 1.5	70	40.2 ± 1.6	0.10
MUAC, cm	1273	13.1 ± 1.1	70	12.8 ± 1.2	0.36

¹Values are expressed as means ± SDs or n (%). MUAC, midupper arm circumference; WFA, weight-for-age.

² P values were calculated with Student's t test (continuous measures) and Fisher's exact test (categorical measures).