TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics of Cambodian women who participated in the thiamin-fortification trial1
| Fortification group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined | Control | Low | High | P value | |
| Sample number, n | 68 | 23 | 26 | 19 | |
| Mother | |||||
| Age, y | 26.0 ± 4.7 | 26.7 ± 3.6 | 26.4 ± 5.4 | 24.8 ± 4.9 | 0.372 |
| Highest schooling completed | 0.173 | ||||
| None | 6 (9) | 2 (9) | 3 (12) | 1 (5) | |
| Primary | 31 (46) | 9 (39) | 15 (58) | 7 (37) | |
| Lower secondary | 26 (38) | 11 (48) | 5 (19) | 10 (53) | |
| Upper secondary | 5 (7) | 1 (4) | 3 (12) | 1 (5) | |
| Annual household income, US$ | 1459 ± 1162 | 1602 ± 1129 | 1263 ± 902 | 1553 ± 1500 | 0.552 |
| Parity, primipara | 35 (52) | 11 (48) | 14 (54) | 10 (53) | 0.913 |
| Infant | |||||
| Sex, girls | 30 (44) | 11 (48) | 11 (42) | 8 (42) | 0.913 |
| Birth weight, kg | 3.1 ± 0.6 | 3.1 ± 0.4 | 3.2 ± 0.4 | 3.1 ± 0.9 | 0.992 |
| Birth length, cm | 49.1 ± 2.3 | 49.3 ± 1.9 | 49.1 ± 1.9 | 48.7 ± 3.3 | 0.652 |
| Age at milk collection, wk | 15.6 ± 7.1 | 15.0 ± 7.7 | 17.1 ± 6.8 | 14.2 ± 6.7 | 0.382 |
1
Results are presented as mean ± SD or n (%).
2
One-factor ANOVA.
3
Chi-square test.