Table 1.
Variables 1 | Total (n = 162) |
MNP 2 (n = 79) |
FS_FA 3 (n = 83) |
p Value 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (female %) | 83 (51.23) | 41 (49.40) | 42 (50.60) | 0.869 |
Child’s age (months) | 24 (14–35) | 24 (16–35) | 24 (13–35) | 0.975 |
<24 months | 73 (45.06) | 36 (49.32) | 37 (50.68) | 0.899 |
≥24 months | 89 (54.94) | 43 (48.31) | 46 (51.69) | |
Child skin color n (%) | 0.598 | |||
White | 73 (45.06) | 39 (53.42) | 34 (46.58) | |
Brown | 80 (49.38) | 36 (45.00) | 44 (55.00) | |
Black | 9 (5.56) | 4 (44.44) | 5 (55.56) | |
Day care time (months) | 14 (4–24) | 15 (4–24) | 14 (4–24) | 0.584 |
Maternal age (years) | 29.99 ± 5.96 | 30.44 ± 6.03 | 29.56 ± 5.88 | 0.349 |
Mother’s schooling (complete years) | 12 (12–15) | 12 (12–15) | 12 (12–16) | 0.826 |
Father’s schooling (complete years) | 12 (10–12) | 12 (10–12) | 12 (10–13) | 0.818 |
Economic class 5 | 0.912 | |||
A or B | 54 (33.33) | 26 (48.15) | 28 (51.85) | |
C, D, or E | 108 (66.67) | 53 (49.07) | 55 (50.93) | |
Per capita income (Real 6) | 750 (500–1000) | 670.83 (500–1000) | 750 (450–1000) | 0.893 |
1 Variables with normal distribution are presented as mean ± SD, and variables without normal distribution are presented as median and interquartile range. 2 MNP = Multiple micronutrients powder. 3 FS_FA = Ferrous sulfate and folic acid. 4 Pearson’s chi-square test/Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables; Student’s t test for continuous variables with normal distribution and Mann–Whitney U test for continuous variables without a normal distribution.5 Economic class was defined by the ABEP (Brazil economic classification criterion) criterion. A or B: upper income status; C, D, or E: lower income status. 6 1 US = R$ 3.44 at the time of data collection.