Table 2. Demographic characteristics and anthropometric measurements of children with faltering growth before and after 6 months of supplementation with a nutritional supplement formula, categorized according to good- and poor consumption groups.
| Parameter | Baseline | Difference from baseline to 6 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good consumption (n = 38) | Poor consumption (n = 44) | P-value | Good consumption (n = 38) | Poor consumption (n = 44) | P-value | |
| Boys:girls | 24:14 | 26:18 | 0.707 | - | - | - |
| Age at baseline (month) | 20.8 ± 7.5 | 22.4 ± 7.2 | 0.485 | - | - | - |
| Consumption rate (%) | 76.2 ± 19.1 | 33.6 ± 22.1 | < 0.001 | - | - | - |
| Weight (kg) | 9.3 ± 1.2 | 9.4 ± 1.2 | 0.330 | 1.5 ± 0.6 | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 0.009 |
| Weight-for-age z-score | −1.603 ± 0.663 | −1.787 ± 0.451 | 0.416 | 0.391 ± 0.500 | 0.177 ± 0.446 | 0.009 |
| Height (cm) | 79.8 ± 6.0 | 81.4 ± 5.8 | 0.331 | 4.8 ± 1.6 | 4.4 ± 1.5 | 0.222 |
| Height-for-age z-score | −1.281 ± 1.002 | −1.300 ± 1.113 | 0.417 | −0.019 ± 0.370 | −0.096 ± 0.522 | 0.428 |
| Weight-for-height z-score | −1.292 ± 0.835 | −1.619 ± 0.654 | 0.051 | 0.583 ± 0.711 | 0.392 ± 0.736 | 0.473 |
| Head circumference (cm) | 46.6 ± 2.1 | 46.7 ± 1.9 | 0.579 | 1.2 ± 1.4 | 1.0 ± 0.9 | 0.914 |
| Mid-arm circumference (cm) | 13.9 ± 1.0 | 13.9 ± 0.9 | 0.271 | 0.9 ± 1.0 | 0.9 ± 0.9 | 0.938 |
Data are shown as mean ± SD.