Table 4 Treatment effect in anthropometry measurements of children
From: Efficacy of different strategies to treat anemia in children: a randomized clinical trial
Measurement | IS | IFS | MMS | FW | FCF | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 40 | 41 | 36 | 48 | 51 | |
Height, cm | ||||||
Baseline | 78.76 (76.26, 81.27) | 79.84 (77.25, 82.44) | 82.93 (80.34, 85.52) | 80.49 (78.07, 82.91) | 80.69 (78.58, 82.79) | 0.260 |
Final | 82.31 (80.02, 84.60) | 83.63 (81.21, 86.06) | 86.44 (84.04, 88.85) | 83.97 (81.63, 86.30) | 84.37 (82.39, 86.35) | 0.219 |
Change | 3.55 (3.06, 4.04)† | 3.79 (3.33, 4.25)† | 3.51 (3.05, 3.98)† | 3.48 (3.11, 3.85)† | 3.69 (3.30, 4.07)† | 0.822 |
Adjusted change * | 3.55 (3.21, 3.90) | 3.67 (3.31, 4.03) | 3.68 (3.30, 4.06) | 3.71 (3.39, 4.04) | 3.70 (3.38, 4.02) | 0.971 |
Weight, Kg | ||||||
Baseline | 10.50 (9.81, 11.18) | 10.65 (9.97, 11.33) | 11.44 (10.75, 12.13) | 10.88 (10.24, 11.53) | 11.04 (10.49, 11.58) | 0.356 |
Final | 11.19 (10.56, 11.81) | 11.47 (10.75, 12.20) | 12.22 (11.52, 12.92) | 11.55 (10.87, 12.23) | 11.68 (11.12, 12.25) | 0.351 |
Change | 0.69 (0.49, 0.90)† | 0.82 (0.63, 1.02)† | 0.78 (0.60, 0.96)† | 0.67 (0.50, 0.83)† | 0.65 (0.47, 0.82)† | 0.603 |
Adjusted change * | 0.73 (0.55, 0.90) | 0.80 (0.62, 0.98) | 0.81 (0.62, 1.00) | 0.76 (0.60, 0.93) | 0.68 (0.51, 0.84) | 0.801 |
Knee height, cm | ||||||
Baseline | 20.52 (19.65, 21.38) | 20.65 (19.75, 21.55) | 21.76 (20.85, 22.67) | 21.03 (20.21, 21.84) | 21.12 (20.41, 21.84) | 0.332 |
Final | 21.71 (20.89, 22.53) | 22.10 (21.28, 22.93) | 23.12 (22.25, 23.99) | 22.21 (21.42, 22.99) | 22.45 (21.76, 23.13) | 0.213 |
Change | 1.19 (0.99, 1.39)† | 1.45 (1.26, 1.64)† | 1.36 (1.12, 1.60)† | 1.18 (1.01, 1.36)† | 1.32 (1.13, 1.51)† | 0.243 |
Adjusted change * | 1.17 (0.99, 1.34) | 1.30 (1.12, 1.49) | 1.31 (1.12, 1.51) | 1.11 (0.94, 1.27) | 1.18 (1.02, 1.34) | 0.383 |
Weight for age, Z score | ||||||
Baseline | -0.41 (-0.76, -0.06) | -0.40 (-0.70, -0.10) | -0.32 (-0.63, -0.01) | -0.42 (-0.74, -0.11) | -0.24 (-0.50, 0.02) | 0.898 |
Final | -0.46 (-0.74, -0.17) | -0.39 (-0.68, -0.09) | -0.34 (-0.66, -0.02) | -0.51 (-0.84, -0.19) | -0.36 (-0.62, -0.10) | 0.749 |
Change | -0.05 (-0.23, 0.13) | 0.01 (-0.14, 0.17) | -0.02 (-0.11, 0.08) | -0.09 (-0.21, 0.04) | -0.12 (-0.25, 0.01) | 0.669 |
Adjusted change * | -0.02 (-0.15, 0.11) | -0.01 (-0.14, 0.12) | 0.00 (-0.14, 0.14) | -0.02 (-0.14, 0.10) | -0.08 (-0.20, 0.04) | 0.908 |
Weight for height, Z score | ||||||
Baseline | 0.33 (-0.01, 0.68) | 0.28 (-0.01, 0.58) | 0.35 (0.05, 0.65) | 0.35 (0.04, 0.65) | 0.50 (0.25, 0.76) | 0.865 |
Final | 0.84 (0.53, 1.15) | 0.75 (0.44, 1.07) | 0.91 (0.55, 1.27) | 0.80 (0.46, 1.14) | 0.76 (0.45, 1.08) | 0.970 |
Change | 0.51 (0.21, 0.80)† | 0.47 (0.19, 0.74)† | 0.56 (0.36, 0.75)† | 0.45 (0.24, 0.67)† | 0.26 (0.03, 0.49)† | 0.446 |
Adjusted change * | 0.53 (0.29, 0.76) | 0.39 (0.14, 0.64) | 0.53 (0.27, 0.78) | 0.50 (0.28, 0.72) | 0.31 (0.09, 0.53) | 0.594 |
Height for age, Z score | ||||||
Baseline | -1.27 (-1.63, -0.91) | -1.16 (-1.46, -0.86) | -1.09 (-1.41, -0.78) | -1.32 (-1.63, -1.01) | -1.19 (-1.44, -0.94) | 0.868 |
Final | -2.10 (-2.44, -1.76) | -1.83 (-2.24, -1.42) | -1.82 (-2.22, -1.43) | -2.11 (-2.46, -1.76) | -1.80 (-2.13, -1.48) | 0.425 |
Change | -0.83 (-1.11, -0.55)† | -0.67 (-0.96, -0.37)† | -0.73 (-0.94, -0.52)† | -0.79 (-1.01, -0.57)† | -0.61 (-0.86, -0.36)† | 0.717 |
Adjusted change * | -0.81 (-1.06, -0.56) | -0.60 (-0.86, -0.34) | -0.65 (-0.92, -0.37) | -0.74 (-0.98, -0.50) | -0.60 (-0.83, -0.37) | 0.710 |