Table 2.
Comparison of child growth indices according to the birth interval (unadjusted differences).
| Indicator | Birth interval | N | Mean | 95% confidence interval for mean | Test statistics | ||
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| Std. deviation | Lower bound | Upper bound | |||||
| HAZ | <24 | 265 | 0.75 | 1.85 | 0.53 | 0.97 | F (1, 529) = 45.37, p < 0.001 |
| At least 24 | 265 | −0.29 | 1.69 | −0.49 | −0.08 | ||
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| WHZ | <24 | 265 | −0.63 | 1.64 | −0.83 | −0.43 | F (1, 529) = 0.98, p = 0.32 |
| At least 24 | 265 | −0.49 | 1.54 | −0.68 | −0.31 | ||
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| WAZ | <24 | 265 | −0.14 | 1.31 | −0.30 | 0.02 | F (1, 529) = 12.68, p < 0.001 |
| At least 24 | 265 | −0.53 | 1.19 | −0.67 | −0.38 | ||
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| Birthweight (g) | <24 | 265 | 2919.7 | 380.6 | 2873.7 | 2965.7 | F (1, 529) = 4.56, p = 0.03 |
| At least 24 | 265 | 2993.7 | 416.7 | 2943.3 | 3044.1 | ||
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| Postnatal growth rate of child in grams/month | <24 | 265 | 765.5 | 307.3 | 728.3 | 802.6 | F (1, 529) = 53.08, p ≤ 0.001 |
| At least 24 | 265 | 572.7 | 301.9 | 536.2 | 609.2 | ||