Table 2.
Neonatal characteristics at baseline according to the four exposure groups
| Characteristic | Controls | ALCNIC | ALC only | NIC only | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | M (SD) | 95 % CI | N | M (SD) | 95 % CI | N | M (SD) | 95% CI | N | M (SD) | 95% CI | |
| Birth weight in kg | 147 | 3.06 (0.52) | 2.98–3.14 | 154 | 2.98 (0.57) | 2.89–3.07 | 33 | 3.06 (0.59) | 2.85–3.27 | 166 | 2.98 (0.59) | 2.89–3.07 |
| Birth length in cm | 126 | 49.06 (2.09) | 48.69–49.43 | 125 | 48.31 (2.41) | 47.88–48.73 | 24 | 48.50 (2.16) | 47.59–49.41 | 140 | 48.62 (2.12) | 48.44–48.87 |
| Birth BMI in kg/m2 | 126 | 12.60 (1.94) | 12.26–12.95 | 125 | 12.62 (1.81) | 12.30–12.94 | 24 | 12.87 (1.81) | 12.10–13.63 | 139 | 12.69 (2.07) | 12.35–13.04 |
| MUAC in cm | 124 | 10.50 (0.95) | 10.34–10.67 | 124 | 10.40 (1.03) | 10.22–10.59 | 24 | 10.62 (0.97) | 10.21–11.03 | 140 | 10.56 (0.96) | 10.40–10.72 |
| GA at birth in days | 147 | 274.14 (13.78) | 271.90–276.39 | 154 | 271.73 (14.16) | 269.48–273.99 | 33 | 275.76 (13.15) | 271.10–280.42 | 167 | * 269.87 (15.47) | 267.51–272.24 |
| Low birth weight | 16 | 27 | 6 | 32 | ||||||||
BMI, body mass index; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; GA, gestational age; N, number of participants; M, mean value; SD, standard deviation.
The values in bold represent and highlight the significant differences between the different groups.
*
significance at p-value < 0.05 versus Controls.