Table 3.
Weight outcomes at 16 weeks by study group.
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| Upward crossing of percentile lines on the WHO growth chart, based on weight-for-age from 3 to 16 weeks | |||||
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| N (%) | N (%) | Wald χ2 | Pr>ChiSq | Effect | |
| Crossing 2 percentile lines (n = 183) | 13 (14.1%) | 22 (24.2%) | 2.9 | 0.09 | 0.33 |
| Crossing 1 percentile line (n = 183) | 45 (48.9%) | 56 (61.5%) | 2.9 | 0.09 | 0.26 |
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| Growth measurement at 16 weeks, adjusted for WHO standards | |||||
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t-statistic | p-value | Effect size | |
| Weight-for-age percentile (n=183) | 41.0 (26.5) | 43.9 (30.0) | 0.68 | 0.50 | 0.10 |
| Weight-for-age z score (n=183) | −0.27 (0.90) | −0.22 (1.03) | 0.38 | 0.71 | 0.05 |
| Length-for-age percentile (n=171) | 49.6 (27.7) | 50.5 (28.5) | 0.21 | 0.83 | 0.03 |
| Length-for-age z score (n=171) | −0.01 (0.93) | −0.00 (0.94) | 0.07 | 0.95 | 0.00 |
| Weight-for-length percentile (n=171) | 41.0 (27.4) | 41.4 (29.3) | 0.10 | 0.92 | 0.01 |
| Weight-for-length z score (n=171) | −0.33 (1.03) | −0.31 (1.13) | 0.13 | 0.89 | 0.02 |
| BMI percentile (n=171) | 39.0 (26.6) | 39.9 (29.2) | 0.22 | 0.83 | 0.03 |
| BMI z score (n=171) | −0.38 (0.98) | −0.35 (1.11) | 0.15 | 0.88 | 0.03 |