Table 1.
Sociodemographic data of the children who completed the follow‐up
| Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age at admission (months): median (range) | 346 | 14.2 (6–60) |
| <24 months | 29.2 | |
| Sex | 405 | |
| Girls | 53.9 | |
| Vaccinal status | 394 | |
| Incompleted for the age | 19.3 | |
| Dietary diversity score: mean (SD) | 369 | 4.3 (1.6) |
| <4 | 32.0 | |
| Oil/fat consumption the last 24 h | 399 | |
| Yes | 54.9 | |
| Ate enriched porridge during last week | 398 | |
| Yes | 69.3 | |
| Family household hunger scale: mean (SD) | 390 | 1.5 (1.8) |
| Little‐No hunger | 59.2 | |
| Moderate hunger | 28.2 | |
| Severe hunger | 12.6 | |
| Socioeconomic score: mean (SD) | 289 | 2.7 (1.4) |
| High | 54.0 | |
| Intermediate | 28.4 | |
| Low | 17.7 | |
| Mother's education | 401 | |
| No school attending | 81.6 | |
| Primary school | 12.5 | |
| Secondary school | 6.0 |
SD, standard deviation.