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. 2021 Jun 23;13(7):2160. doi: 10.3390/nu13072160

Table 4.

Delta values between periods (Δ: after intervention—baseline) 1.

Variables MNP 2 FS_FA 3 p Value 4
Hemoglobin
(g/dL) 5 		Global 0.86 ± 0.17
(n = 75)
d = 0.58		 0.51 ± 0.18
(n = 76)
d = 0.33
Anaemic 1.52 ± 0.25
(n = 11)
d = 1.83		 0.87 ± 0.27
(n = 10)
d = 1.02		 <0.001
Non anaemic 0.19 ± 0.15
(n = 64)
d = 0.16		 0.17 ± 0.15
(n = 66)
d = 0.14
p value 6 0.382
Serum ferritin (ng/mL) 7
(n = 143)		 Global 7.84 ± 2.59
(n = 75)
d = 0.35		 3.52 ± 2.77
(n = 76)
d = 0.15
Anaemic 12.01 ± 4.86
(n = 11)
d = 0.75		 −0.24 ± 5.22
(n = 10)
d = −0.01		 0.107
Non anaemic 3.67 ± 1.96
(n = 64)
d = 0.23		 7.29 ± 1.91
(n = 66)
d = 0.47
p value 6 0.558
Soluble transferrin receptor (mg/L) 7
(n = 141)		 Global −0.30 ± 0.06
(n = 73)
d = −0.59		 −0.44 ± 0.06
(n = 76)
d = −0.84
Anaemic −0.32 ± 0.12
(n = 10)
d = −0.84		 −0.65 ± 0.12
(n = 10)
d = −1.71		 0.011
Non anaemic −0.29 ± 0.05
(n = 63)
d = −0.73		 −0.24 ± 0.05
(n = 66)
d = −0.59
p value 6 0.962

1 Values are expressed as mean and standard error of the mean. d = Cohen’s effect size. 2 MNP = Multiple micronutrients powder. 3 SF_SF = Ferrous sulfate and folic acid. 4 Significance of the difference between the effect of groups within interventions—ANOVA. 5 Complete mixed model. 6 Significance of the difference between the effect of interventions—ANOVA. 7 Fixed effects model.