Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the control, daily supplementation, and twice weekly supplementation groups
| Â | Control | Twice weekly | Daily | P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (n = 110) | (n = 111) | (n = 110) | Â |
Age, months | 31.1 ± 14.6ª | 32.4 ± 14.6 | 32.0 ± 13.3 | 0.793 |
Sex, male [% ] | 34.5 | 46.8 | 42.7 | 0.168 |
Maternal age, year | 28.4 ± 6.8 | 29.5 ± 8.4 | 29.0 ± 7.1 | 0.583 |
Maternal education, year | 6.74 ± 3.1 | 6.38 ± 3.2 | 6.35 ± 3.6 | 0.637 |
Mothers working outside [% ] | 93.6 | 84.7 | 90.9 | 0.080 |
High SES2[%)] | 31.8 | 30.6 | 31.8 | 0.976 |
Household having > 6 members [% ] | 49.1 | 49.5 | 58.2 | 0.314 |
Breastfeed infants[%] | 33.6 | 23.4 | 20.9 | 0.074 |
Commercial baby formula [%] | 19.1 | 13.5 | 19.1 | 0.473 |
Complementary food: Rice [%] | 60.9 | 59.5 | 58.2 | 0.473 |
Meat [%(] | 77.3 | 64.9 | 61.8 | 0.034 |
Egg [%(] | 50.0 | 57.7 | 53.6 | 0.521 |
Haemoglobin concentration, g/L | 114.3 ± 15.2 | 105.1 ± 13.3 | 107.1 ± 13.0 | < 0.001 |
Anaemia, [% ] | 34.5 | 58.6 | 53.6 | < 0.001 |
Weight, kg | 11.0 ± 2.5 | 11.3 ± 2.5 | 11.3 ± 2.5 | 0.637 |
Height, cm | 84.2 ± 10.6 | 85.9 ± 10.8 | 85.6 ± 10.4 | 0.441 |
Weight-for-height Z-score | -0.48 ± 1.01 | -0.63 ± 1.12 | -0.53 ± 0.98 | 0.544 |
Height-for-age Z-score | -1.84 ± 1.62 | -1.65 ± 1.70 | -1.73 ± 1.53 | 0.677 |
Weight-for-age Z-score | -1.38 ± 1.13 | -1.38 ± 1.16 | -1.36 ± 1.10 | 0.990 |
Wasting3 [% | 4.5 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 0.307 |
Stunting4 [%] | 44.5 | 42.3 | 40.4 | 0.792 |
Underweight5 [% ] | 27.3 | 30.6 | 27.3 | 0.815 |