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Table 1 Characteristics of 214 Ugandan HIV infected children analysed for vitamin B12 and folate by intervention group

From: Multiple micronutrient supplementation improves vitamin B12and folate concentrations of HIV infected children in Uganda: a randomized controlled trial

 

Number (N)

MMS n (%)

'Standard of care' MV n (%)

p-value

Sex: Male

100

49 (49.0)

51 (51.0)

>0.99

Age less than 24 months

70

33 (47.1)

37 (52.9)

0.77

Mother as carer

146

73 (50.0)

73 (50.0)

0.56

On HAART

44

19 (43.2)

25 (56.8)

0.50

Routine CTX

193

93 (48.2)

100 (51.8)

0.82

Routine MV

144

68 (47.2)

76 (52.8)

0.66

WHZ < -2

28

14 (50.0)

14 (50.0)

>0.99

HAZ < -2

113

56 (49.6)

57 (50.4)

0.89

WHO stage 3 or 4

56

26 (46.4)

30 (53.6)

0.76

CD4+ T cells < 25%

114

50 (43.9)

64 (56.1)

0.20

Elevated CRP (> 6 g/dl)

67

33 (49.3)

34 (50.7)

0.42

Low haemoglobin (< 11 g/dl)

127

61 (48.0)

66 (52.0)

0.89

Low vitamin B12 (< 221 pmol/L)

60

29 (48.3)

31 (51.7)

0.96

Low folate (< 13.4 nmol/L)

62

25 (40.3)

37 (59.7)

0.13

  1. MMS = multiple micronutrient supplementation
  2. HAART = Highly active anti-retroviral therapy
  3. CTX = Cotrimoxazole
  4. MV = 'standard of care' multivitamins
  5. WHZ = Weight for height z-score
  6. HAZ = Height for age z-score
  7. WHO = World Health Organisation
  8. CD4+ = Cluster of differentiation 4
  9. CRP = C-reactive protein