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. 2019 Apr 10;3(6):nzz027. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzz027

TABLE 2.

Unadjusted week 20 hemoglobin, RBP, and anthropometric outcomes1

FBF
No intervention WSC2 CSB14 CSB+ RSC WSC1 WSS
6–23 mo old
 Hemoglobin, g/dL 10.2 ± 1.4a 11.1 ± 1.5b,+ 11.3 ± 1.5b,+ 10.6 ± 1.5a,b,+ 11.1 ± 1.4b,+ 11.1 ± 1.7a,b,+ 10.9 ± 1.6a,b,+
 RBP, ng/dL 31.5 ± 17.2a 33.3 ± 17.5a 26.0 ± 14.5b 33.1 ± 17.2a 38.5 ± 15.4c 28.3 ± 16.4a,b 30.1 ± 16.5a
 Weight, kg 9.7 ± 2.0a,+ 9.9 ± 1.6a,b,+ 10.1 ± 2.2a,b,+ 10.0 ± 1.7a,b,+ 10.4 ± 1.7b,+ 10.3 ± 1.4a,b,+ 10.0 ± 1.5a,b,+
 Length, cm 77.4 ± 5.7+ 77.3 ± 5.3+ 78.0 ± 5.7+,* 78.6 ± 5.9+ 79.0 ± 6.0+ 78.7 ± 5.0+ 78.2 ± 5.3+
 MUAC, cm 14.2 ± 1.4 1.41 ± 1.1 14.3 ± 1.2 14.0 ± 1.1 14.3 ± 1.0 14.4 ± 1.1 14.2 ± 1.1
 WAZ −1.2 ± 1.2a −0.9 ± 1.2a,b,+ −0.8 ± 1.1b −1.0 ± 1.1a,b −0.6 ± 1.1b −0.8 ± 1.0a,b −1.2 ± 1.2a
 HAZ −2.0 ± 1.2a −1.8 ± 1.2a,b −1.7 ± 1.1a,b −1.6 ± 1.1a,b −1.4 ± 1.1b −1.8 ± 1.0a,b −2.2 ± 1.3a
 WHZ −0.2 ± 1.1a 0.1 ± 0.9a,b 0.2 ± 0.9a,b −0.2 ± 1.1a 0.2 ± 1.0b 0.1 ± 1.0a,b 0.0 ± 1.1a,b
24–53 mo old
 Hemoglobin, g/dL 11.3 ± 1.7+ 11.1 ± 1.8+ 11.5 ± 1.7+ 11.0 ± 1.7 11.4 ± 1.5+ 11.1 ± 2.0+ 11.5 ± 1.7+
 RBP, ng/dL 31.2 ± 16.4a 35.8 ± 15.4b 26.3 ± 15.7c 32.8 ± 16.4a,b 37.2 ± 15.7a,b 30.5 ± 16.5a 30.9 ± 15.4a
 Weight, kg 13.0 ± 2.1 13.5 ± 2.1 12.9 ± 1.8 13.0 ± 2.2 13.4 ± 2.2 12.8 ± 1.9 12.7 ± 1.9
 Length, cm 90.5 ± 7.2 91.9 ± 6.7+ 89.8 ± 7.1+ 90.8 ± 8.2+ 91.8 ± 7.6 91.0 ± 6.3+ 90.3 ± 7.1+
 MUAC, cm 14.8 ± 1.1 a,b 15.0 ± 1.1a 14.8 ± 1.2a,b 14.6 ± 1.1a,b 14.9 ± 1.2a 14.5 ± 1.1b 14.3 ± 1.0a
 WAZ −1.0 ± 1.5a,b −0.9 ± 1.1a −1.1 ± 1.0a,b −1.1 ± 1.1a,b −0.9 ± 1.2a −1.3 ± 1.1b −1.5 ± 1.2b
 HAZ −1.7 ± 2.2 −1.7 ± 1.1 −2.0 ± 1.4 −1.8 ± 1.5 −1.7 ± 1.6 −1.9 ± 1.3 −2.2 ± 1.5
 WHZ −0.0 ± 0.9 0.1 ± 1.4 0.0 ± 0.9 −0.1 ± 1.0 0.1 ± 0.9 −0.3 ± 1.1 −0.1 ± 0.1a,b
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Data are presented as means ± SDs, unless otherwise indicated. Different letters indicate statistical significance (P < 0.05); +significant improvement from week 0 to week 20. CSB14, corn-soy blend 14; CSB+, corn-soy blend plus; HAZ, height-for age z score; MUAC, middle-upper arm circumference; RBP, retinol-binding protein; RSC, red sorghum-cowpea; WAZ, weight-for-age z score; WHZ, weight-for-height z score; WSC1, white sorghum-cowpea 1; WSC2, white sorghum-cowpea 2; WSS, sorghum-soy blend.