Table 2 Infant anthropometric, vitamin A status, haematologic and anaemia indexes at baseline and end of study
From: Impact of vitamin A with zinc supplementation on malaria morbidity in Ghana
|  | Intervention (n = 100) | Control (n = 100) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Baseline anthro. | |||
Child weight (kg) | 8.6 (8.3, 8.9) | 8.7 (8.4, 9.1) | 0.68 |
Child height (cm) | 74.4 (73.1, 75.8) | 75.1 (73.8, 76.3) | 0.51 |
Height for agea | −0.95 ± 1.01 (−1.15, -0.75) | −1.0 ± −0.96 (−1.22, -0.84) | 0.57 |
Weight for agea | −1.1 ± 0.92 (−1.27, -0.89) | −1.1 ± 1.0 (−1.3, -0.89) | 0.90 |
Weight for heighta | −0.81 ± 0.80 (−0.97, -0.64) | −0.8 ± 1.1 (−0.96, -0.53) | 0.67 |
Endline anthro. | |||
Child weight(kg) | 10.3 (9.3, 11.3) | 10.4 (9.4, 11.5) | 0.88 |
Child height (cm) | 89.6 (69.0, 78.2) | 79.9 (78.6, 81.1) | 0.34 |
Height for agea | −1.4 ± 1.41 (−1.68, -1.08) | −1.3 ± 1.50 (−1.70, -1.10) | 0.95 |
Weight for agea | −0.83 ± 3.13 (−1.49, -0.16) | −0.76 ± 3.18 (−1.42, -0.10) | 0.87 |
Weight for heighta | −0.16 ± 4.26 (−1.10, -0.74) | −0.10 ± 4.37 (−0.98, -0.83) | 0.90 |
Final anthro. | |||
Child weight (kg) | 11.2 (10.8, 11.6) | 11.2 (10.8, 11.6) | 0.94 |
Child Height (cm) | 85.0 (83.8, 86.1) | 84.8 (83.4, 86.2) | 0.84 |
Height for agea | 0.86 ± 1.33 (0.56, 1.16) | 1.19 ± 2.48 (0.65, 1.72) | 0.31 |
Weight for agea | 0.34 ± 0.37 (−0.40, 1.08) | 0.54 ± 0.41 (−0.27, 1.35) | 0.72 |
Weight for heighta | −0.05 ± 0.48 (−1.01, 0.92) | −0.13 ± 0.45 (−1.02, 0.76) | 0.90 |
Baseline indices | |||
Haem (g/dL) | 10.7 (10.4,11.0) | 10.8 (10.5, 11.0) | 0.84 |
Anaemia (n%) b | 28/100 (28.0) | 31/100 (31) | 0.64 |
Low Vit. A statusy | 59/64 (92.2) | 42/47 (89.4) | 0.61 |
Adequate Vit A statusχ | 1/64 (1.6) | 0/47 (1.6) | 0.39 |
Plasma zinc(μg/dl) | 81 (72, 90) | 69 (57, 81) | 0.10 |
End line indices | |||
Haem. (g/dL) | 10.9 (10.5, 11.2) | 10.8 (10.5, 11.2) | 0.93 |
Anaemia (n%)b | 21/88 (23.9%) | 27/92 (29.4%) | 0.69 |
Low vit. A statusy | 45/57 (78.9) | 37/43 (86.1) | 0.36 |
Adequate vit A statusχ | 1/57 (1.8) | 1/43 (2.3) | 0.84 |
Received vit A in 6Â months | 96/100 (96.0) | 95/100 (95.0) | 0.50 |
Plasma zinc (μg/dl) | 63 (52, 73) | 58 (49, 66) | 0.48 |