Table 5.

Changes in weight and serum hemoglobin levels in intervention and control group at baseline and after intervention by caste/ethnicity.

Caste/ethnicity		Group	Weight (kg)			Hemoglobin (g/dl)
			N	Mean (SD)	p-value	N	Mean (SD)	p-value
Upper caste group	At baseline	Intervention	136	45.85 (5.30)	0.218	82	11.25 (1.01)	0.288
		Control	118	46.65 (5.06)		63	11.07 (1.08)
	After intervention	Intervention	136	52.13 (5.56)	0.821	70	11.50 (0.99)	0.023
		Control	118	51.97 (5.57)		54	11.09 (0.93)
Aadibasi/Janajati	At baseline	Intervention	43	46.98 (7.96)	0.104	26	11.08 (0.90)	0.605
		Control	48	44.60 (5.74)		26	11.22 (1.16)
	After intervention	Intervention	43	53.72 (8.06)	0.018	21	11.22 (0.93)	0.586
		Control	48	50.17 (5.97)		22	11.37 (0.94)
Dalit	At baseline	Intervention	35	45.00 (5.09)	0.320	25	11.12 (1.15)	0.412
		Control	33	43.64 (6.11)		26	10.81 (1.29)
	After intervention	Intervention	35	51.63 (6.39)	0.038	21	11.42 (1.14)	0.184
		Control	33	48.39 (6.16)		24	10.92 (1.19)

N, number; SD, standard deviation; kg, Kilogram; g/dl, gram/decilitre.