Table 1.
Demographics and characteristics of children < 5 years old and > 5 years old
| Characteristic | N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | < 5 years | 5–12 years | P * | ||
| Sex | Female | 1,318 (50.1) | 194 (49%) | 1,124 (50.3) | 0.672 |
| Male | 1,312 (49.9) | 202 (51) | 1,110 (49.7) | ||
| District | Anta | 1,255 (47.7) | 184 (46.5) | 1,071 (47.9) | 0.069 |
| Ancahuasi | 806 (30.6) | 108 (27.3) | 698 (31.3) | ||
| Zurite | 297 (11.3) | 51 (12.8) | 246 (11) | ||
| Huancarani | 272 (10.3) | 53 (13.4) | 219 (9.8) | ||
| Prior anemia treatment | Yes | 242 (9.7) | 51 (13.9) | 191 (9) | 0.004 |
| No | 2,241 (90.3) | 315 (86.1) | 1,924 (91) | ||
| Prior malnutrition treatment | Yes | 145 (5.8) | 43 (11.7) | 102 (4.8) | < 0.001 |
| No | 2,336 (94.2) | 325 (88.3) | 2,011 (95.2) | ||
| Prior parasite treatment | Yes | 460 (18.6) | 87 (23.6) | 373 (17.7) | 0.007 |
| No | 2,015 (81.4) | 281 (76.4) | 1,734 (82.3) | ||
| Anemia | Yes | 345 (13.3) | 96 (25.1) | 249 (11.3) | < 0.001 |
| No | 2,241 (86.7) | 287 (74.9) | 1,954 (88.7) | ||
| Stunting | Yes | 615 (23.6) | 109 (27.7) | 506 (22.9) | 0.037 |
| No | 1,990 (75.7) | 284 (72.3) | 1,706 (77.1) | 1 | |
| Characteristic | Mean (±SD) | ||||
| Total | < 5 years | 5–12 years | P † | ||
| Altitude corrected hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.4 (±1.06) | 11.6 (±1.0) | 12.5 (±1.0) | < 0.001 | |
| Platelets × 103 | 355.4 (±75.8) | 379.2 (±78.9) | 351.2 (±74.5) | < 0.001 | |
| Total white cell count × 103 | 7.4 (±2.6) | 8.1 (±4.6) | 7.2 (±2.1) | < 0.001 | |
| Height for age Z score | −1.34 (±0.9) | −1.49 (±1.1) | −1.32 (±0.95) | 0.002 | |
| Years of school of the mother | 6.45 (±3.7) | 7.9 (±3.7) | 6.19 (±3.7) | < 0.001 | |
| Years of school of the father | 7.87 (±3.4) | 8.7 (±3.4) | 7.72 (±3.4) | < 0.001 | |
*
χ2 test.
†
Student’s t-test.